{"id":97297,"date":"2024-06-05T22:39:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T05:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97297"},"modified":"2024-06-06T09:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T16:50:49","slug":"hour-of-the-wolf-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97297","title":{"rendered":"Hour of the Wolf (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;They want to separate us; they want you for themselves.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-97298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Poster.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile visiting a remote island, a mentally unstable artist (Max von Sydow) and his pregnant wife (Liv Ullmann) encounter a variety of odd and menacing characters.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artists<\/li>\n<li>Ingmar Bergman Films<\/li>\n<li>Liv Ullmann Films<\/li>\n<li>Max von Sydow Films<\/li>\n<li>Mental Breakdown<\/li>\n<li>Psychological Horror<\/li>\n<li>Scandinavian Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIngmar Bergman&#8217;s feature-length follow-up to <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=96190\"><em>Persona<\/em> (1966)<\/a> was this unique entry in his oeuvre: a surreal, psychologically dense horror tale which comes across like a fever dream. The film opens and closes with Ullmann narrating the story: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Narrates.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Narrates.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"998\" height=\"722\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Narrates.png 998w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Narrates-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Narrates-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Narrates-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Narrates-373x270.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but she is otherwise relegated to an observer&#8217;s view, as her husband experiences increasingly troubling memories, encounters, and visions. Early on, he shows Ullmann a series of art works that we can&#8217;t see, but which all eventually &#8212; later &#8212; come to life in some fashion. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Look here; I haven&#8217;t shown these to anybody. You see, I&#8217;ve drawn them. This is the most common figure: he&#8217;s almost harmless. I think he&#8217;s homosexual.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dracula.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dracula.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1012\" height=\"718\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dracula.png 1012w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dracula-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dracula-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dracula-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dracula-381x270.png 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Then there&#8217;s the old lady who&#8217;s always threatening to take off her hat. You know what happens then? &#8230; Her face comes off with it, you see.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Woman-Hat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Woman-Hat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Woman-Hat.png 996w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Woman-Hat-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Woman-Hat-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Woman-Hat-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Woman-Hat-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Face-Mask.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Face-Mask.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1004\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Face-Mask.png 1004w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Face-Mask-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Face-Mask-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Face-Mask-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Face-Mask-377x270.png 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Eye.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Eye.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"997\" height=\"722\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Eye.png 997w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Eye-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Eye-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Eye-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Eye-373x270.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Here. This is the worst one. I call him the Bird Man; I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s a real beak or if it&#8217;s only a mask. He&#8217;s so remarkably fast! He must be related to Papageno from <em>The Magic Flute<\/em>. The others: the flesh-eaters, the insects, and especially the spider man.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Wall-Climbing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Wall-Climbing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"724\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Wall-Climbing.png 992w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Wall-Climbing-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Wall-Climbing-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Wall-Climbing-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Wall-Climbing-370x270.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Here, the schoolmaster with the pointing stick in his trousers, and the chattering, hard-as-metal women.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Old-Woman-Bracelets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Old-Woman-Bracelets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"994\" height=\"718\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Old-Woman-Bracelets.png 994w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Old-Woman-Bracelets-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Old-Woman-Bracelets-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Old-Woman-Bracelets-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Old-Woman-Bracelets-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>None of this makes much logical sense &#8212; though it does take place within an actual visit to a castle on the island, populated by a chattering group of art-lovers: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dinner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dinner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"716\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dinner.png 996w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dinner-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dinner-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dinner-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Dinner-376x270.png 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; who seem to dabble in the macabre. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Coffin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Coffin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"716\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Coffin.png 996w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Coffin-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Coffin-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Coffin-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Coffin-376x270.png 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Events culminate in a morbid reunion between von Sydow and his former lover (Ingrid Thulin), who he&#8217;d &#8220;seen&#8221; formerly on the rocks. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Thulin1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Thulin1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"716\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Thulin1.png 1000w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Thulin1-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Thulin1-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Thulin1-768x550.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Thulin1-377x270.png 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film ends with an incomplete sentence spoken by Ullmann. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;There are so many things to ponder &#8212; so many questions; sometimes you don&#8217;t know up from down, and you get completely&#8230;&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What? We&#8217;re not sure. End scene. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Max von Sydow as Johan Borg<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Von-Sydow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Von-Sydow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"718\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Von-Sydow.png 996w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Von-Sydow-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Von-Sydow-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Von-Sydow-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Von-Sydow-375x270.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liv Ullmann as Alma Borg<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Ullmann-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Ullmann-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1014\" height=\"718\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Ullmann-2.png 1014w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Ullmann-2-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Ullmann-2-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Ullmann-2-768x544.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Ullmann-2-381x270.png 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sven Nykvist&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Puppet-Show.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Puppet-Show.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"722\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Puppet-Show.png 990w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Puppet-Show-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Puppet-Show-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Puppet-Show-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Puppet-Show-370x270.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Numerous memorable images<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Clown2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Clown2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"711\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Clown2.png 1020w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Clown2-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Clown2-128x89.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Clown2-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hour-of-the-Wolf-Clown2-387x270.png 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as another unique and intriguing Bergman movie. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063759\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/04\/10\/archives\/screen-where-nightmares-convergebergman-puts-spirits-in-hour-of-the.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1133wolf.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/hour-of-the-wolf\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;They want to separate us; they want you for themselves.&#8221; Synopsis: While visiting a remote island, a mentally unstable artist (Max von Sydow) and his pregnant wife (Liv Ullmann) encounter a variety of odd and menacing characters. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Artists Ingmar Bergman Films Liv Ullmann Films Max von Sydow Films Mental Breakdown Psychological Horror Scandinavian Films Review: Ingmar Bergman&#8217;s feature-length follow-up to Persona (1966) was this unique entry in his oeuvre: a surreal, psychologically dense horror tale&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97297\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;They want to separate us; they want you for themselves.&quot; Synopsis: While visiting a remote island, a mentally unstable artist (Max von Sydow) and his pregnant wife (Liv Ullmann) encounter a variety of odd and menacing characters. 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