Winter 1970, France. In a small village covered in snow, an outcast bonesettler starts predicting the return of wolves in the area, but nobody wants to believe his superstitious omens. Until one day, a young man is attacted by a wolf.
Cinematography
Snow-heavy landscapes that swallow sound and hope.
Acting
Paul Le Person's weathered prophet nobody wants to hear.
Direction
Ertaud's patient dread from TV movie constraints.
Director
Jacques Ertaud
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for French state television ORTF, this represents a rare high-art moment in 1970s European TV drama before commercial pressures homogenized the medium.
Director Jacques Ertaud was primarily a documentarian; this fiction debut brought that observational eye to the fictional village, casting mostly non-professional locals.
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