The psychological horror starring Julia Garner (“Inventando Ana”) and Christopher Abbott (“Pobres Criaturas”) debuts in Brazil
The curse of the man who transforms into a werewolf every full moon nightbecoming a ferocious creature that attacks humans and animals, he has just been reinvented once again.
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In Werewolfreleased in cinemas Thursday 16th, Leigh Whannell (The invisible man AND Supernatural: Chapter 3) focuses on the psychological transformation of the protagonist, Blake, played by Christopher Abbott (Poor creatures), after becoming a werewolf and the impact of this metamorphosis on his already strained relationship with his wife Charlotte, played by Julia Garner (Inventing Anna).
A mix of family drama with suspense and body horror, a different approach to already immortalized formulas The werewolf (1941) e An American werewolf in London (1981).
“For decades, werewolf films have set the standard for tragic transformation [do homem em monstro]but we wanted to bring humanity to the surface and focus on relationship, physical and emotional transformation and, in a way, remove some already widely used clichés,” Lee explains to Earth.
“And we also wanted to slow down this transformation, something we hadn’t seen before,” adds Corbertt Tuck, the film’s co-writer.
A long goodbye
The film, which runs approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, allows the audience to experience the character’s metamorphosis from different perspectives, exploring loss of identity, emotional disconnection and, of course, fear.
Thus, audiences can observe Blake’s transformation on camera from both his perspective and that of his wife and 8-year-old daughter, Ginger, played by Matilda Firth (Eat).
Julia Garner explains that Whannell wanted to approach Blake’s transformation into a werewolf “almost like an illness,” when a loved one loses the characteristics that made them unique.
“Him [Blake] is he alive? Technically yes. But he’s not alive. The person I married, the father of my daughter, is no longer here […] It’s devastating to know that the potential, the dream, is dead,” says Julia.
A goodbye. A grieving process. This is how the ‘Inventando Ana’ star built her character. Between readings on grief and conversations with the director, Julia explains that “she approached the script as if it were about the seven stages of grief. There are moments when she is hopeless, then depressed, then desperate or delusional… until acceptance comes.”
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Drama, blood and movement
Christopher Abbot, the protagonist of the story, defines the film as “a family drama, at the beginning, which becomes a horror”. For him, the slow transformation of man into wolf was one of the attractions for agreeing to participate in the production.
“I don’t know how many times in my career I’ll be asked to play an animal of any kind, you know? It’s so unique that you have to do it. You have to try,” he jokes.
The character also presented a new challenge to the actor, who enlisted the help of a choreographer to study the movement of different animals and geometric shapes.
“The slow progression of the transformation, being able to play with all the levels of this type of transformation, was the best challenge. And the fact that everything was so physical was something I hadn’t been able to do before,” he concludes.
Synopsis
Blake, a family man from San Francisco, is experiencing a marriage in crisis with Charlotte. A fractured relationship is also seen in Charlotte’s estrangement from her 8-year-old daughter, Ginger.
After inheriting the old family farm in a remote area of Oregon, Blake convinces his partner to spend time on the property in an attempt to get closer.
Upon arriving at the farm at night, they are attacked by a mysterious creature and as the night progresses, Blake begins to exhibit strange behavior, transforming everyone’s lives forever.
Source: Terra
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