Directed by Lance Comfort
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Redemption)
A virtually unknown film that was probably buried due to its content. It is steeped in Bergman-esque symbolism that requires multiple viewings to appreciate. Young Emmy discovers that she has sexual power over the men in her Irish village. The women complain to the local priest and she is shipped off to be a servant at a farm in England. Things are no better there, and her sexual attraction escalates into uncontrollable violence. The film contrasts austere religious imagery with a base animalism. Dogs are ever present and their howling can often be heard in the background. This reflects Emmy's struggle to reconcile her sexuality with her religious beliefs. At one point she says she reads the Bible often, "but only the good parts". Her final victim, a young and innocent boy, culminates her transformation into pure animal, unable to control her physical desires. The ending is tragic yet inevitable.
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Redemption)
A virtually unknown film that was probably buried due to its content. It is steeped in Bergman-esque symbolism that requires multiple viewings to appreciate. Young Emmy discovers that she has sexual power over the men in her Irish village. The women complain to the local priest and she is shipped off to be a servant at a farm in England. Things are no better there, and her sexual attraction escalates into uncontrollable violence. The film contrasts austere religious imagery with a base animalism. Dogs are ever present and their howling can often be heard in the background. This reflects Emmy's struggle to reconcile her sexuality with her religious beliefs. At one point she says she reads the Bible often, "but only the good parts". Her final victim, a young and innocent boy, culminates her transformation into pure animal, unable to control her physical desires. The ending is tragic yet inevitable.
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