Alice Krige as the Witch in Gretel & Hansel
The Big Picture If anyone has ever watched an Osgood Perkins horror film before seeing Longlegs, they will know they are dread-filled, highly stylized, and very weird. That last part is important. While Longlegs seems to be an occult variation on serial killer movies, there is something else going on. When a haunting bedtime story is told, it puts the movie in a different context that makes it less of a crime procedural, and more of a strange fairy tale about evil.
Director Oz Perkins Cast Sophia Lillis , Alice Krige , Jessica De Gouw , Charles Babalola , Samuel Leakey , Ian Kenny Main Genre Horror Writers Rob Hayes Release Date January 30, 2020 Runtime 87 Expand What Is ‘Gretel & Hansel’ About? After Gretel and Hansel get kicked out of their poverty-stricken family home, the sister and brother head into the woods with only a flimsy survival plan in mind.
The film establishes that Gretel is growing up in an environment that pits ugly repression against women, and she has little choice but to accept her place within it. Early on, she goes to interview for a housekeeper position with a man who grossly demeans her. As she expresses her distress about her family’s trouble with sickness and poverty, he raises his hand for silence.“You will do well to limit the number of words that come out of your mouth,” he tells her.
The only problem is the girl’s weakness holding her back is her brother. Anticipating Gretel's reluctance, Holda promises her the strength she desires, saying, “But the thing about poison is that out of everything in the big, bad world, nothing tastes as sweet." This film puts in the contemporary metaphor that witches have become, where magic allows women to gain power and control over their lives.
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