The best piece of advice I can remember came from one of my favourite films. 'Never stray from the path, never eat a windfall apple and never trust a man whose eyebrows meet in the middle.'
I grew up in the middle of the countryside amidst fields and woods which were soaked in local myth, legend and folklore. This story still remains one of my most memorable tales from childhood the image of Little Red setting off through the dark forest with her basket of goodies for Grandmother. The Company of Wolves is also in the Hoolala Studio top ten films because it is such a fabulous amalgamation of folk tales and the special effects still entertain even 25 years later. I especially love the part where the wolf head falls into the pail of milk and then turns back into a man's head.
'My Grandma what big teeth you have...' said Red Riding Hood
'All the better to eat you with my dear.'
Little Red Riding Hood is basically a cautionary tale about men. So remember... 'Sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth' and the worst kind of wolf is hairy on the inside and when they bite you they drag you with them to hell...
The Company of Wolves was directed by Neil Jordan and written by Angela Carter
