Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
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Overview
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.
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Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
193 min
Release Date
2021-09-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
25
Vote Average
7.4
Abraham Castillo Flores
Self
Adam Scovell
Self
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Self
Alice Lowe
Self
Amanda Reyes
Self
Andy Paciorek
Self
Bernice M. Murphy
Self
Briony Kidd
Self
Bruce G. Hallenbeck
Self
Carlos Primati
Self
Chad Crawford Kinkle
Self
Darren Charles
Self
Dejan Ognjanović
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Dennis Widmyer
Self
Dennison Ramalho
Self
Emma Tammi
Self
Gail-Nina Anderson
Self
Geraldine Beskin
Self
Howard David Ingham
Self
Ian Cooper
Self
Ian Ogilvy
Self / Poem Reader (voice)
Jasper Sharp
Self
Jeremy Dyson
Self
Jesse Wente
Self
John Cussans
Self
John Leman Riley
Self
Jonathan Rigby
Self
Kali Simmons
Self
Kat Ellinger
Self
Katrin Gebbe
Self
Kevin Kölsch
Self
Kier-La Janisse
Self
Laura Loguercio Cánepa
Self
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Self
Lindsay Hallam
Self
Maisha Wester
Self
Mariano Baino
Self
Mark Pilkington
Self
Mattie Do
Self
Mikel Koven
Self
Mitch Horowitz
Self
Pete Tombs
Self
Piers Haggard
Self
Richard Blackburn
Self
Robert Eggers
Self
Robert Wynne-Simmons
Self
Sam Dunn
Self
Sam Waymon
Self
Samm Deighan
Self
Sean Hogan
Self
Teresa Sutherland
Self
Vic Pratt
Self
William Fowler
Self
Linda Hayden
Poem Reader (voice)
Anthony Shaffer
Self (archive footage)
Robin Hardy
Self (archive footage)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
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