Fritz haarmann boasted that he had killed between 50 to 70 boys and young men and that the police had no knowledge of a lot of the victims. Stef penneys debut novel is a complex story centred on a murder in the small canadian settlement of dove river. Arrows bluray, sourced from a transfer prepared in germany by the rainer werner fassbinder foundation, is full. The novel opens with the discovery of the murder of a french trapper and trader named laurent jammet. The movies based on the actual case of fritz harrmann, a. Tracks leaving the dead mans cabin head north towards the forest and the tundra beyond. Jan 02, 20 the tenderness of wolves by stef penney blurb from amazon. Whats the story set in 1867 in a small frontier town in canada, a man is brutally murdered the same day a boy goes missing, forcing the youngsters mother to head into the wilderness in an effort to clear her sons name. Rainer werner fassbinder produced this ulli lommeldirected film about germanys most famous serial killer. Movies like tenderness of the wolves 1973 berserk 1967 the legend of departed soul 1970 king kong 1976 the she beast 1966 eko eko azarak.
It unhelpfully mixed the genre of lurid true crime exploitation with the story of a gay love affair going sour. Much like his recent work, this effort was based on a real life serial killer named fritz haarmann who. Comparison of the anchor bay and arrow blu ray rel. Tenderness of the wolves 2disc special edition blu. Laurent jammet a trapper, trader and loner is found dead in his bed by his neighbour mrs ross. Nov, 2015 tenderness of the wolves finally gets the chance to find the wider audience that seemingly eluded it for so long. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 classic horror film board. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 british board of film. Fritz haarmann, known as the butcher of hanover and the vampire of hanover, was a. Genres horror, drama directors ulli lommel cast includes kurt raab, jeff roden, margit carstensen, ingrid caven, wolfgang schenck, brigitte mira. Movies like tenderness of the wolves if you like tenderness of the wolves you are looking for suspenseful, disturbing and tense movies about with serial killer, murder, psychopath, danger, deadly, black market and gory themes of crime, drama and thriller genre shot in west germany. A criminal is recruited by the cops to help snare some members of the underworld but far from goes straight because of his new job. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 out of 4 homosexual serial killer fritz haarmann kurt raab stalks the young boys and men of germany as he lures them back to his apartment.
Tenderness of the wolves treats the viewer to a few. Watch the video for tenderness of wolves from coils scatology for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The story is based on the crimes of german serial killer and cannibal fritz haarmann. Guardare tenderness of the wolves streaming ita qautobright. Yet as i watched tenderness of the wolves, a dramatic reenactment of the many crimes of fritz haarmann, i was struck by the almost cheerful ambivalence of his friends, lovers and onlookers as he routinely got away with the vicious killings of teenage runaways. Tenderness of the wolves is a film directed by ulli lommel with kurt raab, jeff roden, margit carstensen, ingrid caven, year. The tenderness of wolves is an entertaining and wellwritten adventure thriller. The notorious german killer known as both the butcher and the vampire of hanover was guillotined in 1925 for the murders of young men and boys between 1918 and 1925. The new 1080p24hz highdefinition presentation comes from a new 2k scan of the original camera negative. Wilderness what makes the tenderness of wolves a memorable story is the location the desolate snowcovered wilds of canada in the late 1860s. Music and the war film, gangster film, thriler and action movie. The jcc chicago jewish film festival is proud to bring you over 75 films here.
The tenderness of the wolves was the third directorial outing for ulli lommel who has since went on to a career as a director that lasted five decades up until his death in 2017. The tenderness of wolves its difficult, after that, to slip back into alaynes skin. Released 1973, tenderness of the wolves stars kurt raab, margit carstensen, ingrid caven, wolfgang schenck the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Tenderness of the wolves treats the viewer to a few weeks in the company of a killer. Bienaventurados cortometraje argentino hd short film. Based on the same true story that inspired fritz langs m, ulli lommels tenderness of the wolves takes an unsettling look at the life of murderer, black marketeer, and police informant fritz haarman, a. The tenderness of wolves is a 1973 west german drama film directed by ulli lommel. The story is based on the crimes of german serial killer and cannibal. The tenderness of wolves is a multilayered story focussed on a murder in a small canadian settlement of dove river. Tenderness of the wolves is a nasty little melodrama, lurid and creepy and sometimes bordering on demented humor. At the time, lommel was a young star on west german television where he then fell into the camp of the rising wunderkind rainer werner fassbinder, director of highly acclaimed works of the era like the marriage of. Arrow video is pleased to announce the release of an almostforgotten german serial killer drama, based on the true story of fritz haarmann aka the butcher of hanover and the vampire of hanover. Ulli lommels 1973 classic tenderness of the wolves arrives on blu ray with an excellent 2k restoration performed by the rainer werner fassbinder foundation that presents lommels film in the austere manner in which it was produced, whilst retaining the vivid colours that pierce this sleeper tale of germanys most notorious serial. A german serial killer preys on boys and young men during the socalled years of crisis between the wars.
Structurally, the tenderness of wolves is divided into four parts. Its genuinely dreadful character study is built around kurt raab, who plays the lead role, wrote the script and designed the movie as well. Mar 03, 2007 the tenderness of wolves by stef penney quercus. Generic and musical hybridity in dances with wolves. Comunita potrebbe rispettare ritratto e tono per tuo elaboratore. Its a mustsee in my book, and arrows bluray is the perfect way by which to see it.
See the full list of tenderness of the wolves cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The fur trappers and the hudson bay company where at the heart of all trade and employment and their power and influence was extensive and. Tenderness of the wolves the arrow video story youtube. Nonetheless, tenderness of the wolves is a one of a kind experience and deserves to be seen.
A dry portrait of germanys most famous serial killer fritz haarmann by ulli lommel the tenderness of the wolves is a dry, almost detached german movie of a disturbing subject from german history. With kurt raab, jeff roden, margit carstensen, ingrid caven. You might find me on a sun lounger in summer or on a park bench in autumn, but youll never find me without a book in my hand and another in my bag. Tenderness of the wolves is a unique item an only marginal commercial film made way before serial killer movies embraced grotesque morbidity as entertainment. Arrow releases ulli lommels film about infamous german serial killer fritz haarmann, tenderness of the wolves on bluray in a dualformat edition in the aspect ratio of 1. The tenderness of the wolves by ulli lommel kurt raab. During the day, she pulls up the mask over her face readily enough but not without effort, not without having to concentrate, to pretend. The tenderness of wolves by stef penney librarything. Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them. Directed by ulli lommel and produced by rainer werner fassbinder, it is based upon the serial killer fritz haarmann, who sexually abused and murdered as many as 27 young men and teenage boys during the early twentieth century in hanover, germany. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 tenderness of the wolves. His case would partly inspire fritz lang s m, and its central character portrayed by peter lorre, as well as this forgotten gem from 1973.
The movie comes from the rainer werner fassbinder film group in berlin and is directed by fassbinders protege ulli lommel. Best movies like tenderness of the wolves bestsimilar. This dark horror film from director ulli lommel was based on the reallife crimes of fritz haarman kurt raab, the socalled vampire of dusseldorf who murdered over 25 young boys, drank their. His case would partly inspire fritz langs m, and its central character portrayed by peter lorre, as well as this forgotten gem from 1973. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 cast and crew moviefone. This dark horror film from director ulli lommel was based on the reallife crimes of fritz haarman kurt raab, the socalled vampire of dusseldorf who murdered over 25 young boys, drank their blood, and sold their flesh as blackmarket meat. A german serial killer preys on boys and young men. May 05, 20 ulli lommel directed this rainer werner fassbinder production, dramatizing the life of a notorious german serial killer. The tenderness of wolves i love curling up with a good book, whatever the season. Disappearance, the fields of heaven, the winter partners, and the sickness of long thinking. Fritz haarmann, aka the butcher of hanover and the vampire of hanover, was a german serial killer responsible for the murders of two dozen boys and young men during the socalled years of crisis between the wars. A gay serial killer of teenage boys in 1920s germany likes to drink their blood and sell the meat on the market. If theyre lucky its just a sexual thing but for dozens of young people they were lured back to haarmanns apartment where they were murdered and eaten.
Much like his recent work, this effort was based on a real. This dark horror film from director ulli lommel was based on the reallife crimes of fritz haarman kurt raab, the socalled vampire of dusseldorf. In 1925, in germany, fritz haarmann is a homosexual, thief and sneak. Jun 05, 2018 i bought tenderness of wolves because it won the costa book of the year in 2006 but somewhere in my brain the title had become muddled with in the company of wolves, so when it arrived i was more than a little thrown to read the blurb and find that the central character was a woman.
Films for rental and download jcc chicago jewish film festival. The tenderness of wolves is in part a murder mystery, opening with the brutal killing of a frenchcanadian trapper near dove river, a small settlement in canadas northern territory. Tenderness of the wolves is based on the life of fritz haarmann, known as both the butcher of hanover and the vampire of hanover. The costa judges said it made them feel enveloped in the snowy wastes of canada in 1867. Murnau s nosferatu, haarmann is a fascinating, repulsive figure. If tenderness of the wolves works on a reflexive register, its due to raabs performance, which consistently displays his own homosexuality in a fashion that blurs lines between fiction and documentary, albeit a bit coarsely, since lommel often trains his camera on haarmanns sexual encounters to milk their exploitative potential. In 1973 lommel directed his third and arguably best film, tenderness of the wolves. Fassbinder fridays returns with a look at the uli lommel directed film tenderness of the wolves 1973.
Nov 03, 2017 fassbinder fridays returns with a look at the uli lommel directed film tenderness of the wolves 1973. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 stream and watch online. A man tries to find his younger sister in the city. Ross, who discovers the murdered trapper, and who came to this remote part of canada with her husband angus. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 trivia 4 add new listed as one of the 1,000 movies that will change your life in the book by timeout. In 1925, in germany, fritz haarmann is a homosexual, thief and sneak, having a special license from the police. It was written by kurt raab, who also stars in the film, and produced by rainer werner fassbinder. Tenderness of the wolves 2disc special edition bluray dvd. An unforgiving time when settlers and native indians sought to live off the land, often suspicious of each other. Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can. Bbfcinsight sexualised violence, strong threat, serial killer theme. Babyfaced and shavenheaded, in a manner that recalls both m and f.
Buy or rent tenderness of wolves movie now family video. The five nations, collectively known to themselves as the haudenosaunee people of the long house, but better known today by the derogatory term given to them by white settlers, iroquois meaning rattlesnake, are a group of native american tribes consisting of the seneca. But tenderness of the wolves was made a decade before the aids crisis and might even have been considered relevant had it been released a few years later. It goes without saying that this is undoubtedly the best film that lommel has ever made. Its the kind of movie we may not exactly enjoy, but we dont walk out on. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 scorethefilms movie blog. Kurt raab, jeff roden, margit carstensen, ingrid caven movie quality.
The tenderness of wolves quotes showing 16 of 6 clearly the secret of happiness. Kurt raab, jeff roden, margit carstensen, ingrid caven more info. The tenderness of wolves by stef penney previous reading. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 streaming ita reikouken. Harmonicas is an anguished, painful sound, franks is frightening. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 with english subtitles dvdbay. Tenderness of the wolves remains a challenging, grim and above all powerful arthorror film, one of the most elegant and yet perverse.
Awakening 2001 the undying monster 1942 force of darkness 1985 the bloodstained lawn 1973 trouble every day 2001 kaidan 2007. One plot thread of the tenderness of wolves involves an artifact that may or may not have belonged to the five nations. His 1973 film, the tenderness of the wolves, is a surprisingly thoughtful and totally disturbing character study of infamous german serial killer fritz haarmann. This dark horror film from director ulli lommel was based on the reallife crimes of fritz haarman kurt raab, the socalled. The spectator stef penney, who in an even more unusual coup, won the first novel prize with a murder saga, the tenderness of wolves.
Tenderness of the wolves 1973 the movie database tmdb. Based on the true story of fritz haarmann, aka the butcher of hanover and the vampire of hanover. It was entered into the 23rd berlin international film festival. Tenderness of the wolves is a german drama, from 1973, telling the true story of a sexual predator, serial killer and cannibal who purportedly murdered more than 30 young men in germany in the 1920s. After reading his life story on wikipedia, i know see that the movie does follow fairly close to what happened back then, which is incredibly dark and disturbing if you like to know more, check out the wiki page. Full hd version of tenderness of the wolves 1973 dvdbay. Its also a historical family saga, focusing on mrs. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from wolves at the discogs marketplace.