Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt ( Romasanta )

Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Romasanta
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Goya Awards
Malaga Spanish Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby TrueHD )
Spanish ( DTS 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )
Catalan ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Catalan ( Subtitles )
Galician ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Galician ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Production Notes
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Francisco Plaza

Written By:
Alfredo Conde (story)
Alberto Marini

Actors:
Julian Sands ..... Manuel Romasanta
Elsa Pataky ..... Bárbara
John Sharian ..... Antonio
Gary Piquer ..... District Attorney Luciano de la Bastida
David Gant ..... Professor Philips
Maru Valdivielso ..... María
Luna McGill ..... Teresa
Carlos Reig ..... Gómez
Reg Wilson ..... Judge
Ivana Baquero ..... Ana
Laura Mañá ..... Antonia
Sergi Ruiz ..... Francisco
Itziar Fenollar ..... Benita
Carlos Sante ..... Hunter 1
Jaume Montané ..... Raúl

Synopsis:

1850. Wolves plague the forests. More and more people are disappearing. The mutilated cadavers present precise surgical cuts along with salvage gashes. It´s a contradiction that terrorizes the local villagers, who are too frightened to enter the forests. The legend of the 'Werewolf of Allariz' expands throughout the land. Barbara and her sister Josephine live in an isolated house in the forest. They only feel safe when a traveling vendor by the name of Manuel, Josephine´s lover, and who, Barbara secretly admires comes to visit. But Barbara suspects that her sister never made it to the city. Why is Manuel the only person in the valley not afraid to enter the forest? What secrets are hidden under the cloth roof of his wagon?, The film is based on the true-life story of Manuel Blanco Romasanta, the traveling vendor, who confessed to the murders of thirteen people, using their body fat to make soap. Romasanta was tried in Allaríz in 1852 and avoided capital punishment by proclaiming he was a werewolf. Barbara was the lone survivor of four sisters.

An uproar is caused when some mutilated cadavers are discovered, giving way to the legend of the "Werewolf of Allariz". A traveling vendor rolls through the forest in his old wagon. A woman from every village on his route faithfully awaits him. He's attractive, intelligent, charming.... But he's also the monster feared by all. His most recent prey, Barbara will soon become the one who hunts him down. The film is based on the true-life story of Manuel Blanco Romasanta, the traveling vendor, who confessed to the murders of thirteen people, using their body fat to make soap. Romasanta was tried in Allaríz in 1852 and avoided capital punishment by proclaiming he was a werewolf. Barbara was the lone survivor of four sisters.

The story takes place in 1851 and deals with a small Spanish village apparently plagued by what we would now call a serial killer, as corpses are discovered bearing both savage mutilation and precise surgical incisions. Clues point toward Manuel Romasanta (Julian Sands), who confesses to the crimes, but claims that he is a victim of lycanthropy. A scientist, Professor Philips (David Gant), argues that Romasanta suffers not from a supernatural curse but from a mental disorder.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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