VIDEO OF THE WEEK

The Wolves of Kromer (1998)

HHH1/2

Director: Will Gould

Starring: James Layton, Lee Williams

This stylishly original British film slipped under everyone's radar, and it's a pity. The story -- an interesting fairy tale-like allegory in which gay men are depicted as wolves -- is a bit surreal, but engaging nonetheless. The wolves are envisioned as a pair of handsome young men (James Layton and Lee Williams) decked out in fur coats and bushy tails who terrorize a small English town merely by hanging out in the nearby woods and fancying each other. The locals, many of whom are up to deeds far more wicked than a little woof whoopie, will have none of it and hunt the pair down. A fascinating, touching and wholly original parable on tolerance. The DVD includes a making-of featurette, filmmaker commentary and widescreen format. Not rated (adult subject matter, nudity, violence)