Coming from the land of the cognac and baguettes, and directed by Adrien Beau we get to talk today about “The Vourdalak”, a french film that brings new life (no pun intended) to the classic tale “The Family of The Vourdalak”, and in you are in the United States, you will have a chance to see it on theaters starting June the 28th
In this new adaption, we meet Marquis Jaques Antoine Saturnin D’urfé, a French diplomat lost in the far country side, but for the sake of the review from now on, we will just call him D’urfé.
We quickly find out that the guy was attacked by some Turk bandits and not only did the barbarians kill D’urfé’s guards, they took his horses, valuables, and made fun of his facial make up. Maybe they didn’t get the whole ghost face trend that was all the rave in the french socialite in those days. But at least they let him escape with his clothes and his life, so I guess they cant be that bad, right?
After meeting with a hermit who could not care less about a lost emissary of the french crown, D’urfe is pointed to seek help from an old man called Gorcha. According to the hermit, he can provide the poor devil some shelter and the resources to go back to the French Court. However, he is warned to run like hell all through the night, because being robbed could be the least of his worries in those woods.
Are we talking about wolves that would happily make meal of D’urfe, or something more sinister?
Well, we gotta keep watching to find out.