The Wicker Man is a 1973 British movie based on David Pinner's 1967 novel The Ritual.
Soon after his arrival and having met some peculiar characters like Mrs. Morrison who seem uninterested by the daughter disapperance, and the arrogant landlord and his uninhibited daughter Willow, the officer begins to suspect that there's something strange about the island and its people.
As the investigation proceed the detective gets totally aware that the Summerisle people worship pagan deities. Itìs the ruler of the island, Lord Summerisle, that gives word to his suspects by declaring that the island has abandoned God since long. The stiff bigot sergeant is in complete shock but determined to put a stop to the unholy paganism and solve the case of the disappeared child.
However from this point on the events begin to turn grim and the officer inexorably falls into the spider web that will lead him to find the missing girl and meet the Wicker Man.
The Wicker Man shows great images of a frigid forgotten land and a very impressive music. The scene with Willow dancing and singing naked in an attempt to corrupt the God fearing policeman, is just unforgettable.
IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes classify this movie under horror even if The Wicker Man doesn't show any of the typical situations of horror movies. Yet the film is disturbing and chilling in a way that is difficoult to explain. Summerisle seems a paradise with all its treehuggers and lustful babes but this paradise its currupt by madness and a naive cruelty.
Did I mention that this film is great? No? Well, it is.
Did I mention that this film is great? No? Well, it is.
If you are looking for more in depth information about the movie then check the wikipedia article here.
Here below the theatrical trailer of the movie.
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