This movie came out on DVD around the same time as Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. I was trying to find Jin-Roh but every store I asked for it would say "did you mean Brotherhood of the wolf?". About 10 years later I actually wanted to buy brotherhood of the wolf but it had kind of faded into obscurity, and everytime I ask someone at a store if they had a copy they would say, "did you mean Jin-Roh: the wolf brigade?"
Holy Hell, my friend... I was working at Hollywood Video when those films dropped. I had already seen Brotherhood of the Wolf in theaters. I remember taking Jin-Roh home to watch because the cover was badass. Man, those nostalgia waves hit you in the feels.
@@woodrowgodshyne1654 my friends and I were just starting to get our hands on copies of stuff like Akira and a ninja scroll. when I saw an ad for Jin-Roh it blew my mind and I had to hunt down a copy :p
Literally looked up "hidetaka miyazaki brotherhood of the wolf" and the first thing to come up is an interview where he says it was inspiration for the game along obvious Lovecraft influence
The animal beneath the armor is a lion, probably the cub of the lion that "bit off" Francois' arm. And I think his weapon inspired the weapon from the DLC, not the cane whip.
@@MercurialRaven I don't think so. Look up a lion's eye and a lion's mouth, it's Identical to the beast's. The approx. weight given for the thing would also match a lion.
@@MercurialRaven "It turns out that the beast was a lion that Jean-François brought back from Africa as a cub that was tortured into becoming vicious and trained to wear spiked metal armor." - Wikipedia
i'm french, my father is really fascinated by "la bête du gévaudan" he explain to me few facts of the story when i was younger. Many authors write books and comics ( some with scientific/investigation process for debunk the mistery, some just for entertainments ). We still don't know what was this beast, the most commons theories : it was well trained dog with an armor, a hyenna or lion who escaped from a medieval fair or just a huge wolf It seems the movie decide to mix things. the fake beast who receive the king in Paris is a true fact, if i have a good memory. gg from France, nice channel !
Heard the bête du gévaudan is actually multiple wolves and they thought it was one animal being immortal and would always come back. It seems a bit farfetched, but the possibility of an entire legend being an exaggerated hunting story is also pretty funny.
This reminds me of so many tales and folklore stories surrounding large black wolves/dogs spreading chaos during the wintermonths. Turned out to be wolfpacks or feral dog packs on every investigation so far. Few instance of escaped circus bears too, but those usually got resolved rather quickly. I mean, it´s like the austrian lindwurm, which has been proven to have been thought up after peasants found mammoth bones while working the fields. The bones have been on display for centuries, a few decades ago not dna but something similiar tests resulted in it being confirmed a woolmamoth. Still for centuries the people of that area belived a dragonlike worm creature was hunting them and they claimed to have killed multiple of them too.
I lean more towards the escaped lion or, perhaps, hyena explanation. The beast of Gevaudan was always spotted hunting & attacking alone. Wolves are pack hunters. As are hyenas, but I suppose if a hyena got loose in Europe, it wouldn't be able to find a pack to hang with. The beast also attacked mostly women and children via ambush. Which also fits the M.O. of a lion. There are other things, such as eyewitness mention of it's long tail and being much larger than wolves. Foreign beasts, such as lions, were also occasionally a vanity pet of the European rich at the time. Which hasn't been unheard of even in modern times, nor one of them getting loose and returning feral.
I found this movie in a blockbuster when I was like 11/12 and was absolutely obsessed. I would draw the characters all the time and when Bloodborne eventually came out it was the first thing it reminded me of.
I first saw this movie sitting on the shelf at a rental place. I thought, "Damn, this looks so cool. I need to check it out at some point." And then I never did. Then, I saw it pop up on Shudder a few months ago. I dropped everything and watched it immediately. After twenty years, it was still worth the wait. A very unique movie that everyone should see at least once.
I remember my dad had this movie( we had a huge dvd collection ) and us being poor sometimes our internet got cut off so when we didn’t have internet we watched movies, i was 11 when I saw this in the rows of movies and my dad wouldn’t let me watch it until I was about 15 and I’m telling you right now, one of the best movies I’ve ever seen
@Amauvy You can get DVDs at a pawn shop for like 2 to 3 dollars. That's how I built my DVD collection. You act like people have to buy them new all the time Or someone burning dvds for people or buy sell trade store. Like damn THINK!
I’m glad that you pointed out the silly dubbing. I’ve had a copy of this movie (on DVD, and now Blu-Ray) since it came out, and I always watch it in the original French with English subtitles- that way you see exactly what they are saying and it makes a lot more sense. It’s an awesome movie- I’ve probably seen it two dozen times in the last 20 years. Thanks for covering it!
I love when Marianne's goofy poet suitor recites his poem at the dinner table and then howls. It is so funny in the dubbed version. How embarrassing for him. I love both the dubbed version and the original French version. When turning someone new onto the film I always suggest watching it in its original French version instead of or before the overdubbed one. This is one of my all-time favorite films of any genre. My obsession with the Beast of Gevaudan and my love for actor Mark Dacascos definitely helped make this a really special film for me.
@@mermaid_at_heart213 Right on! I was also very taken with the Gevaudan story from a very young age, due to it’s inclusion in a book about werewolf legends and their origins that I borrowed from the library. I was bullied a lot as a kid, and I have a vivid memory of some kids my age chasing me through the woods one night after a school function. The book I had been reading about werewolves had a segment of a “spell” that, if said in conjunction with applying an ointment of some pretty strange ingredients, would turn the one speaking it into a werewolf. I was crying and trying to remember all of it so that I could fight back against them, but 1. I couldn’t remember it all, 2. I didn’t have the ointment, and 3. It was a magic spell to turn a person into a werewolf. Of course it wasn’t going to work 😆. But I wanted it to very badly- Anyway, I was always a voracious reader, and the Beast Of Gevaudan was much more appealing to me than the “werewolf legends” about Peter Stubbe and others, because it was a real story, apart from the wild exaggerations and embellishments. Mark Dacascos was great in it, and I think he brought a lot of coolness to his character, as much as Vincent Cassel brought menace to his. I remember at the time, my ex made a comment about the tattoos that Mani had on his torso, and doubted that Native Americans had anything like that. However, I pulled out my copy of ReSearch’s book “Modern Primitives” (which was super popular with anyone interested in piercing and tattoo back in the ‘90s), turned to the section that detailed Native American tattoos and skin designs, and there was a drawing of the exact design and placement of Mani’s. I was a little surprised that it was so exact, because I didn’t remember it being so, but the filmmaker must have used it directly from the book, as it’s 100% the same. Brotherhood Of The Wolf is definitely a favorite movie of mine, and though I’ve only convinced one other person to watch it so far, my stepsons are big Bloodborne fans, and I think that’s what is going to help me get them to watch it. Fingers crossed! Sorry for such a long message, but thanks for your comment 👍🏻 “Oo-loo! Oo-loo! Oo-loo!”
Haha yes, the english version of the movie is so silly. A very good alternative is the german version, but if you wan't to get the full experience you have to watch it in french with english subtitles ^^
There is also a series of videos made by Charred Thermos called "An agony of effort: The true story of Bloodborne", which i can't recommend enough. He analyses the real life influences for the game in a way that gives it a completely new dept never seen before. He explores the victorian authors, medical practices and real life places that served as a frame for the game's story.
My dad wrote this movie. It really warms my heart to see so many people enjoy it ! And being a fan of Fromsoft, I'm also very honored to see it influenced Bloodborne
i had no idea Bloodborne was inspired by a movie, especially by such a wonderful filmmaker!! this is so interesting to see and pick out the similarities.
Fun fact. There’s a rea life legend behind the film. It's called "La bête du gévaudan". (The beast of gévaudan). It's basically a kind of a werewolf that terrorizes a small village over months. And until this day you can find a massive statue of a dog-like animal in the existing gévaudan.
@@HeatherHolt because it’s most likely not the only thing the film and bloodborne share in common are the time frame and the beast but even this beast isn’t turned by blood or any eldritch horror as In bloodborne I feel there’s a few similarities that come from mostly the time frame and era both take place in but to say bloodborne was inspired by this film is a huge stretch.
I think the speculation is that the Beast was possibly an escaped zoo/menagerie animal (like a hyena or in the movie's case, a fucked up lion), a hybrid wolf-dog, a big intellgient wolf, or a series of unconnected wolf attacks by different groups of animals that the peasantry all attributed to one creature. King Louis XV (the one who got his head chopped off) sent a bunch of soldiers to the scour the countryside and find the beast because the story was so sensational, and that seemed to stop it.
It was multiple big wolf packs. Something similiar happened in Finnland during WW2. Stories started telling tales of a maneating giant wolve, turned out it was a giant pack of wolves that had become aggressive and kept hunting scout groups and patrols. It was so large and rabid that it had to be exterminated by combined efforts of soviet and finnish troops (who actually agreed on a ceasefire for the time to hunt the pack down)
Your bloodborne videos have been coming out at the perfect time for me because i started playing bloodborne about a week ago. and so far the game has definitely been living up to all the praise.
I love the action movie so much when I was younger. Primarily because of Mark the Crying Freeman! I was curious that the role he's playing here then was a warrior of native American Indian tribe. I truly love the way action flicks done back then. Truly a gem of a movie. Thanks for a wonderful walk back in the memory lane.
Thanks for that video Elvis, as french, watching you talking about Brootherhood of the Wolf just so cool ! Fact about Vincent Cassel, he also acted to the movie Underwater (2020)
I legit took french in highschool because I love this movie so much and was allowed to bring it into class for us to all watch at year 2. No subtitles of course 😂
I loved this movie! I'm from Serbia and we translated the title as The Pact with the Wolves. I almost didn't recognize that your video is about the same movie until I started watching. I think I watched it when I was a teenager. I remember it being pretty badass!
I'll be contributing to your Kickstarter as soon as I get paid, I've already told a few friends! I'm so hyped, I've been waiting for you to do Bloodborne content forever lol
Thank you for reviewing this film and turning new people onto it. Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des Loups) is a masterpiece. It is one of my favorite films of all-time, of any genre. The acting in it is superb and the action scenes are fantastic and creative. The slow-motion spots and filming techniques are artistic and add to the film's uniqueness, in my opinion. Mani is my favorite character in this film. I adore Mark Dacascos in all of the roles I've seen him in. He is so talented and goes above and beyond in his craft. The other actors are also top-notch and their chemistry in Brotherhood is apparent, with a very natural feel. The Beast is awesome, and at the end you really feel for it; poor thing. The wolf slaughter is heartbreaking, especially knowing that it actually happened in real life. I cannot say enough good things about Le Pacte des Loups. Watch it in its original French version. If you really enjoy it and go back for a second watch in French (I can't imagine not enjoying it) watch it again in the English dubbed version afterwards. It's a bit silly in parts and quite enjoyable in its own right. I would suggest doing some research on the real-life Beast of Gevaudan, as well, if that's your sort of thing. The actual events are quite interesting, to say the least. I've never played Bloodborne, as I stopped playing video games years ago, due to issues with my hands. It sounds like I really missed out. I'm tempted to try because it seems like it's right up my alley. Brotherhood is a perfect film to adapt into a video game, for sure!
This one was one of my favourite movies growing up, and I'm so happy to hear that someone else has at least heard of it, haha. None of my friends at the time had seen it, and it's a bit too complicated of a movie to explain when you're 12.
Just want to mention that there are things other than just this movie which inspired Miyazaki’s ideas for Bloodborne: HP Lovecraft’s “Call of Cthulhu” and Bram Stoker, for example. This movie looks pretty damn good!
@@lucasblanchard47 a game that inspired countless games an films it came before Shadow of the Colossus as a game with gameplay tells all story The last of Us an Soul games would not exist without it
I haven't played The Game yet but imagine me watching this straight after the BloodBorne No death all boss fight challenge also by elivs, man it feels great to actually understand all the references to the game
Saw this in the theater when it released... had to go to a really big city, cause it was French and not widely released... SO happy I saw it, and have enjoyed it ever since. It is fairly (somewhat) historically accurate and is certainly a fun period piece/suspense/horror film. Well made, well acted and at the time, good CGI usage. Overall it certainly sits among my top 10 foreign films of all time.
@@soulsmith5935 That shouldn't even be a question for any foreign movie!! :):) And lol, based on this video you REALLY don't want to do dubbed on this one!
If you end up loving the film (and how could you not?!) watching the dubbed version, after a couple of watches in its original French version, is pretty fun.
i tricked my dad into taking me to see this in theatres by telling him it was a war movie, at the time there wasn't an abundance of internet on every device for him to check, and about 10 minutes into the movie, he turns to me and goes " why did you take me to see a French kung fu movie?" and left the theatre to find something else to watch...This is the same guy who yelled "If she says Jack one more time, im gonna drown myself" during Titanic's end in a full theatre. There's another great French movie from this time called The Crimson Rivers with Vincent Cassel and Jean Reno that's kind of like Seven, but a bit of an action movie worth checking out.
Man I haven't seen this in like 15 years....I almost forgot about its existence. I used to binge it back in the day. What I do remember was it being on the lengthy side and some less than ideal pacing but the action sequences were really really cool (spinning swords scene is classic) and the acting being really good. I mean Mark Dacascos...awesome. Obviously...they hired him to kill John Wick so you know he's a beast.
As a french who loves your videos you speaking about that movie and furthermore pronouncing French words especially regions is absolutely glorious thank you so much elvis ❤
It's the first time I hear an English speaker say Gévaudan and that was absolutely hilarious x) I think I'll start saying it like that too because I just loved it so much (not that I have a lot of occasions to do so but that'll only make it even more magical) Thanks for the laugh, i really needed that today.
He tried so hard! That was cute. lol English is my first language, but I'm pretty good with pronunciations. I'm not fluent, but I know a bit of a few other languages (You pick stuff up watching a LOT of foreign films) and I grew up speaking Cuban Spanish. It doesn't hurt that I soak up any lore of the Beast of Gevaudan that I can find.
As a french individual and translator, I will do my best to attempt to detail the pronunciation of each french word and name mentioned in this video! Gévaudan -> Jeh-Vo-Dan (For the Dan, think more as in the way it's pronounced in Dante) Grégoire De Fronsac -> Greg-woah-r Duh Fron-Sac Paris -> Pah-ree (the s is silent) Auvergne -> Oh-Vehr-nyuh (very very soft nyuh sound) Dordogne -> Dor-Doh-nyuh (same soft nyuh sound, gne is a tricky, barely pronounced sound) Jean-François -> Jan Fran-soah (Elvis pronounced it well, both "an" sounds are also the same as in the name Dante) Marquis -> Mar-key (Pronounced correctly there too, the s is silent, this is not really a name as much as a nobility title. It's odd that they call him by title without a name behind it) Cuirasse -> Cuee-Rahss It's worth nothing that the Beast of Gévaudan is a very well known tale in France even today, taught in our schools!
I love this movie!!!!! When it first came out my best friend and I just was obsessed with going to see this. We were two girls from Harlem and it was just something about this film that drew us to see it. We loved it. It was our first subtle movie but we didn't mind.soo good . Still one of my hidden gems!!
It's funny that you mentioned the animal thing, I'll bet that's exactly what it was, They're extreme regulations on how long an individual animal can remain on set, They probably only had access to the one goat and then a sheep that look somewhat like it.
I watched this movie in 2005 when i was like 16 years old and fall in love with it..one of the greatest movies ever with insane Cinematography,acting,twists and awesome Music
Vincent Cassel stars in the latest Three Musketeers movies coming this spring and the second part this winter. Eva Green is also in it as Milady. Vincent Cassel will also star in the next Cronenberg movie.
First off…. Monica Bellucci…. Holy goodness. Second. Some of the best fights I’ve seen in movies. The rampage Gregoire goes on after a tragedy is incredible. Finally for this comment. My wife and I rented this visiting her family in Montreal and the French is actually French Canadian. Dope freaking movie.
Thank you for this video. I’m only aware of the Bloodborne’s connection to Kentaro Miura’s Berserk,which funnily enough is also an inspiration. This seems to be the missing link and feels like Bloodborne is the creator’s love letter to both properties. Would love to see an updated video covering both IP’s.
Hi Elvis! love the video and exposure for this great film. I now must recommend "Dobermann" from 1997 which has Cassell and Bellucci in a completely off the rails action masterpiece! Strong R! I hope someone reading this will enjoy!
Fun fact about the powerful woman working in a brothel thing: Back then it was law that a brothel had to be run by a woman (and was typically done by one formerly or at the time of a similar profession). Brothels also made a ton of money and money often has the ability to influence politics. Due to these facts, brothels were actually known for having a decent amount of political power. This didn't just happen in France either. Check out the impact of brothels on the "Wild West"
I love this movie. watched on theaters when I was a kid. When Bloodborne was released it came to my mind instantly. watching your video looks like in the us dub they didn't say it for some reason, but the beast is actually a lion that was the cub from the liones that mauled Jean-François arm in Africa. After killing her he found her cub and brought back to France to train it as the beast. So it was a lion with a bunch of things on. Pretty sad thing.
I saw this movie in theaters as a teenager when it was first released and went to Blockbuster every weekend for months in hopes it would be released because I was so obsessed. I never realized Bloodborne was inspired by it!!!
I watched this movie because of you and I'm so glad I did. I had so much fun watching this movie, a lot of people pick on the CGI, but like BRO it was 2001 and for that time period and it being a French film, it's pretty damn good.
I remember i was a kid when i watched the movie for the first time.. Always loved horrors, so this fit right up my alley even though it wasn't a horror movie per se.. but boy do i have memories XD for years i was creeped out by Vincent Cassel in any other movie just because of his role in the Brotherhood of the Wolf and how creepy Jean-Francois was and honestly, looking back, it's not even that horrible compared to some other movies ive seen then and over the years.. Funny how your mind as a kid glorifies everything :D
As a kid in France, the beast of Gévaudan terrorised me. It's creepy because the story is very real, there was an 'unusual' beast that killed up to a few hundred people. The attacks were quite documented. Unfortunately one of the so called 'catch' was destroyed during the French revolution. The region no longer exists per its name btw. Recent theories assume it was a big cat on the loose. Nevertheless, when I heard about the story aged 6 from people keen on sharing folklore stories, it definitively scared me. The movie is really lousy as per current standards but back in the days it was cool to see a French movie with a little bit of action (we have never been able to produce such shit in two decades, it's mostly boring comedies and bourgeois dramas about rich people questioning the sense of life, all heavily subsidised by our taxes).
man i love mark dacoscos hes in everything, stargate, weird french films, low budget thai films, a netflic cooking show, wu assasins what a guy. monica belucci never hurts either
I'm a bit sad you didn't talk a bit about the sound design of the movie, but perhaps it's not as readily apparent in EngDub, or as striking nowadays, but it seems to be the movie which invented what we now know as "the Inception drone", and uses it so often it's like it was made for drinking games.
Your pronunciation hurt my soul 😭 I appreciate that you genuinely tried though amazing video and I’m donating to the Kickstarter on payday! Gonna tell all my friends about it too!
LOVED THIS MOVIE!!! Saw it in the theatres in 2001 when i was 24 bought the dvd. Surprised others know about it. First movie i played on my theatre system when i got. Man that bass rocked!
Hi Elvis! Your kickstarter pitch instantly sold me. Just pledge a sum. I hope it succeeds and I don't really want any reward for it, just that the project succeeds. The fact that you said you're not profiting at all from it, albeit of course you can't, it would be illegal, but well, that's a good one man! All the best! And keep up the good videos!
This movie is great! Just wish they kept the outfits for the whole movie. You should review Van Helsing too, pretty sure it's a big inspiration as well
When I watched this movie back in the early 2000s I fell in love with movie. It’s a top ten movie of all time for me. I could never find anyone that made any decent review/breakdown of it. I seen this thumbnail and said Yup!. Thanks dude
I just watch the movie in french and there is a lot of misunderstandings playing here probably from translation. I thought I would share it out. At the end, Jean-François screams his sister's name. He says "Marianne, watch!" trying to show the knight killed him as she would resent him or pity her brother. Fransac tells him she is not there. The beast is indeed a lion but it is said by the caregiver at the end that the creature was born strange so not a normal lion. Also, the room filled with strange stuff was things collected by JF from his travel in Africa. I believe it is implied some are animals he killed as you can here their screams just like Many could hear the dead people in the destroyed church. I love the representation of native culture. You see it was made with respect.
Absolutely love this movie, it has an excellent English dub as well due in no small part to the on screen actors actually dubbing over their own characters!
The beast might have either been a lion or a hyena, more leaning towards hyena as people should know what a lion looks like at the time. Would also account for the bite strength too.
-Bro that kickstarter project looks amazing - I know this doesn’t really matter as an individual message coming from a singular person, but I am totally saving up to help you!!! I’m A little broke rn but I am so excited at the thought of helping, and I’m also passing the word on to my sister, who loves a variety of games, including bloodborne. I can say I’ve personally played it (I’m unbelievably terrible at videogames ;-;) but I am a huge fan of you, have watched a lot of videos (including yours) on bloodborne lore, and love drawing and artwork, so I’m just super excited to help. Im so excited to see your final product as well, it sounds like it’s gonna be amazing.
I’m a bit sad that they don’t have any inclusion of Marie Jean Valet. She was one of the only people to not only survive an attack but also wound the beast. She has a statue in Auvers. She would have been a pretty bad ass inclusion but the move still looks cool. Definitely have to check it out!
A little advice: If you're not sure how to pronounce a name in another language, just google how to pronounce it or use google translate. It will most likely not be perfect but probably better than not looking it up.
Dude, this is about the "Beast of Gévaudan" 😮 I never realized. And I'm happy that there is someone else who knows "The brotherhood of the wolf", saw this one as a kid and thought they looked cool
Little known fact, the entire Yakuza series is based on a French film by Luc Besson (known for the 5th element), 'Wasabi' with Jean Reno. Kyuru Kazuma is based on Jean Reno in this film. If you've seen it, you'll see the connections straight away. The plot of the movie has been copied and pasted in the first Yakuza game, Kyuru is Jean Reno, there's all the mini games, golf, arcades, etc. Check that movie out, it's hilarious.
I only know about this historical event from the power metal band Powerwolf's song "Beast of Gévaudan". I didn't know there was a movie about the same beast.
One of my favorite movies of all time, I remember finding it in my local video store under “foreign”, thank god I was an anime fan lmao because this movie-regardless of sub or dub is AMAZING!!! I had never made the connection between the movie and Bloodborne but now that it’s there lol it feels sooooo right💕 Ty for giving these both love!
Me and my sister were *obsessed* with this movie. I adore it. Mani is the shit. I also had the most ridiculous crush on Vincent Cassel because of it lol. Gans is excellent at making eminently visually pleasing movies. Gonna go re-watch this damn movie now.
This movie came out on DVD around the same time as Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. I was trying to find Jin-Roh but every store I asked for it would say "did you mean Brotherhood of the wolf?". About 10 years later I actually wanted to buy brotherhood of the wolf but it had kind of faded into obscurity, and everytime I ask someone at a store if they had a copy they would say, "did you mean Jin-Roh: the wolf brigade?"
How ironic.
Wow, talk about timing. 😆🤔
Holy Hell, my friend... I was working at Hollywood Video when those films dropped. I had already seen Brotherhood of the Wolf in theaters. I remember taking Jin-Roh home to watch because the cover was badass.
Man, those nostalgia waves hit you in the feels.
I apologise that we created a live-action film called “Illang: The Wolf Brigade”. It's not good.
@@woodrowgodshyne1654 my friends and I were just starting to get our hands on copies of stuff like Akira and a ninja scroll. when I saw an ad for Jin-Roh it blew my mind and I had to hunt down a copy :p
Literally looked up "hidetaka miyazaki brotherhood of the wolf" and the first thing to come up is an interview where he says it was inspiration for the game along obvious Lovecraft influence
The animal beneath the armor is a lion, probably the cub of the lion that "bit off" Francois' arm. And I think his weapon inspired the weapon from the DLC, not the cane whip.
It's a hyena actually.
@@MercurialRaven I don't think so. Look up a lion's eye and a lion's mouth, it's Identical to the beast's. The approx. weight given for the thing would also match a lion.
I forgot where I read it but it said it's a lion, deformed and kinda defective.
@@MercurialRaven "It turns out that the beast was a lion that Jean-François brought back from Africa as a cub that was tortured into becoming vicious and trained to wear spiked metal armor." - Wikipedia
Jean-François's weapon is inspired by Soulcalibur's Ivy
i'm french, my father is really fascinated by "la bête du gévaudan" he explain to me few facts of the story when i was younger. Many authors write books and comics ( some with scientific/investigation process for debunk the mistery, some just for entertainments ). We still don't know what was this beast, the most commons theories : it was well trained dog with an armor, a hyenna or lion who escaped from a medieval fair or just a huge wolf
It seems the movie decide to mix things.
the fake beast who receive the king in Paris is a true fact, if i have a good memory.
gg from France, nice channel !
Salut salut, yes, this story is one of our cool folkore stories. The Paris' display was true indeed.
My understanding is the movie tells the story (myth?) basically straight up until the return in the 4th act where the remainder is just fictionalized.
Heard the bête du gévaudan is actually multiple wolves and they thought it was one animal being immortal and would always come back. It seems a bit farfetched, but the possibility of an entire legend being an exaggerated hunting story is also pretty funny.
This reminds me of so many tales and folklore stories surrounding large black wolves/dogs spreading chaos during the wintermonths. Turned out to be wolfpacks or feral dog packs on every investigation so far. Few instance of escaped circus bears too, but those usually got resolved rather quickly.
I mean, it´s like the austrian lindwurm, which has been proven to have been thought up after peasants found mammoth bones while working the fields. The bones have been on display for centuries, a few decades ago not dna but something similiar tests resulted in it being confirmed a woolmamoth. Still for centuries the people of that area belived a dragonlike worm creature was hunting them and they claimed to have killed multiple of them too.
I lean more towards the escaped lion or, perhaps, hyena explanation. The beast of Gevaudan was always spotted hunting & attacking alone. Wolves are pack hunters. As are hyenas, but I suppose if a hyena got loose in Europe, it wouldn't be able to find a pack to hang with. The beast also attacked mostly women and children via ambush. Which also fits the M.O. of a lion. There are other things, such as eyewitness mention of it's long tail and being much larger than wolves.
Foreign beasts, such as lions, were also occasionally a vanity pet of the European rich at the time. Which hasn't been unheard of even in modern times, nor one of them getting loose and returning feral.
I found this movie in a blockbuster when I was like 11/12 and was absolutely obsessed. I would draw the characters all the time and when Bloodborne eventually came out it was the first thing it reminded me of.
Dude, its not a bear. It clearly was said he took it from Africa. It’s a massive lion
I first saw this movie sitting on the shelf at a rental place. I thought, "Damn, this looks so cool. I need to check it out at some point." And then I never did. Then, I saw it pop up on Shudder a few months ago. I dropped everything and watched it immediately. After twenty years, it was still worth the wait. A very unique movie that everyone should see at least once.
I remember my dad had this movie( we had a huge dvd collection ) and us being poor sometimes our internet got cut off so when we didn’t have internet we watched movies, i was 11 when I saw this in the rows of movies and my dad wouldn’t let me watch it until I was about 15 and I’m telling you right now, one of the best movies I’ve ever seen
huge dvd collection and being poor doesnt make much sense
@@Amauvyof course, it does.
when i re think about it, yeah, it's the cause of it xD@@jebby16
@Amauvy You can get DVDs at a pawn shop for like 2 to 3 dollars. That's how I built my DVD collection. You act like people have to buy them new all the time
Or someone burning dvds for people or buy sell trade store. Like damn THINK!
I’m glad that you pointed out the silly dubbing. I’ve had a copy of this movie (on DVD, and now Blu-Ray) since it came out, and I always watch it in the original French with English subtitles- that way you see exactly what they are saying and it makes a lot more sense. It’s an awesome movie- I’ve probably seen it two dozen times in the last 20 years. Thanks for covering it!
I love when Marianne's goofy poet suitor recites his poem at the dinner table and then howls. It is so funny in the dubbed version. How embarrassing for him. I love both the dubbed version and the original French version. When turning someone new onto the film I always suggest watching it in its original French version instead of or before the overdubbed one. This is one of my all-time favorite films of any genre. My obsession with the Beast of Gevaudan and my love for actor Mark Dacascos definitely helped make this a really special film for me.
@@mermaid_at_heart213 Right on! I was also very taken with the Gevaudan story from a very young age, due to it’s inclusion in a book about werewolf legends and their origins that I borrowed from the library. I was bullied a lot as a kid, and I have a vivid memory of some kids my age chasing me through the woods one night after a school function. The book I had been reading about werewolves had a segment of a “spell” that, if said in conjunction with applying an ointment of some pretty strange ingredients, would turn the one speaking it into a werewolf. I was crying and trying to remember all of it so that I could fight back against them, but
1. I couldn’t remember it all,
2. I didn’t have the ointment, and
3. It was a magic spell to turn a person into a werewolf. Of course it wasn’t going to work 😆. But I wanted it to very badly- Anyway, I was always a voracious reader, and the Beast Of Gevaudan was much more appealing to me than the “werewolf legends” about Peter Stubbe and others, because it was a real story, apart from the wild exaggerations and embellishments. Mark Dacascos was great in it, and I think he brought a lot of coolness to his character, as much as Vincent Cassel brought menace to his. I remember at the time, my ex made a comment about the tattoos that Mani had on his torso, and doubted that Native Americans had anything like that. However, I pulled out my copy of ReSearch’s book “Modern Primitives” (which was super popular with anyone interested in piercing and tattoo back in the ‘90s), turned to the section that detailed Native American tattoos and skin designs, and there was a drawing of the exact design and placement of Mani’s. I was a little surprised that it was so exact, because I didn’t remember it being so, but the filmmaker must have used it directly from the book, as it’s 100% the same. Brotherhood Of The Wolf is definitely a favorite movie of mine, and though I’ve only convinced one other person to watch it so far, my stepsons are big Bloodborne fans, and I think that’s what is going to help me get them to watch it. Fingers crossed! Sorry for such a long message, but thanks for your comment 👍🏻 “Oo-loo! Oo-loo! Oo-loo!”
Haha yes, the english version of the movie is so silly. A very good alternative is the german version, but if you wan't to get the full experience you have to watch it in french with english subtitles ^^
There is also a series of videos made by Charred Thermos called "An agony of effort: The true story of Bloodborne", which i can't recommend enough. He analyses the real life influences for the game in a way that gives it a completely new dept never seen before. He explores the victorian authors, medical practices and real life places that served as a frame for the game's story.
Looks like it’s been removed. I can’t find it anywhere and their channel shows no content.
@@lillonerboi504 Oh my god you're right, it's completely gone :(
EDIT: Nevermind. It's back now.
@@joaopedropelisson5925 That was really weird but I know what I’ll be listening to on my shift.
Thank you for sharing. I will be watching this very soon.
My dad wrote this movie. It really warms my heart to see so many people enjoy it !
And being a fan of Fromsoft, I'm also very honored to see it influenced Bloodborne
i had no idea Bloodborne was inspired by a movie, especially by such a wonderful filmmaker!! this is so interesting to see and pick out the similarities.
Fun fact. There’s a rea life legend behind the film. It's called "La bête du gévaudan". (The beast of gévaudan). It's basically a kind of a werewolf that terrorizes a small village over months.
And until this day you can find a massive statue of a dog-like animal in the existing gévaudan.
I didn’t know this either and I’ve delved headfirst into bloodborne lore and all, all the Redgrave analysis, and I had no clue.
@@f.m.6012 Powerwolf does a BALLER tribute to the Beast.
@@bulbafett5001 Thanks, I know. To the father and the son came the beast of gevaudan
@@HeatherHolt because it’s most likely not the only thing the film and bloodborne share in common are the time frame and the beast but even this beast isn’t turned by blood or any eldritch horror as In bloodborne I feel there’s a few similarities that come from mostly the time frame and era both take place in but to say bloodborne was inspired by this film is a huge stretch.
I think the speculation is that the Beast was possibly an escaped zoo/menagerie animal (like a hyena or in the movie's case, a fucked up lion), a hybrid wolf-dog, a big intellgient wolf, or a series of unconnected wolf attacks by different groups of animals that the peasantry all attributed to one creature.
King Louis XV (the one who got his head chopped off) sent a bunch of soldiers to the scour the countryside and find the beast because the story was so sensational, and that seemed to stop it.
It wasn't Louis XV that got his head chopped off but his grandson Louis XVI :)
It was multiple big wolf packs. Something similiar happened in Finnland during WW2. Stories started telling tales of a maneating giant wolve, turned out it was a giant pack of wolves that had become aggressive and kept hunting scout groups and patrols. It was so large and rabid that it had to be exterminated by combined efforts of soviet and finnish troops (who actually agreed on a ceasefire for the time to hunt the pack down)
@@NerzJansch2no it wasn't you ambeci failure of a tertiary brand detective. St fu
Your bloodborne videos have been coming out at the perfect time for me because i started playing bloodborne about a week ago. and so far the game has definitely been living up to all the praise.
Stoked for you brother :) hope you have fun with it. I wish i could forget my first playthrough so I could play it again hahA
I hope you got the DLC with it too. Two of my favorite bosses from all Souls games are Lady Maria and Orphan of Kos.
@@iraqifoodcart8447 I haven't yet i will definitely do so.
@@darkodev6961 Thank you. also I am having a blast with the game.
@@BigCrow_man let me know when you get to mergos loft or nightmare frontier so I can invade you hahaha, but I’m glad you’re having a good time bro
I love the action movie so much when I was younger. Primarily because of Mark the Crying Freeman! I was curious that the role he's playing here then was a warrior of native American Indian tribe. I truly love the way action flicks done back then. Truly a gem of a movie. Thanks for a wonderful walk back in the memory lane.
Thanks for that video Elvis, as french, watching you talking about Brootherhood of the Wolf just so cool !
Fact about Vincent Cassel, he also acted to the movie Underwater (2020)
Actually saw this one in the theaters when it came out. God I'm old.
Same here I was 24 at the time😂
I legit took french in highschool because I love this movie so much and was allowed to bring it into class for us to all watch at year 2. No subtitles of course 😂
I loved this movie! I'm from Serbia and we translated the title as The Pact with the Wolves. I almost didn't recognize that your video is about the same movie until I started watching. I think I watched it when I was a teenager. I remember it being pretty badass!
in Hungary the title was "The Alliance of the Wolves" which is just a little bit better I think
The Serbian translation is pretty much the same as the original name in French since th movie is called Le Pacte des loups.
I'll be contributing to your Kickstarter as soon as I get paid, I've already told a few friends! I'm so hyped, I've been waiting for you to do Bloodborne content forever lol
Thank you for reviewing this film and turning new people onto it. Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des Loups) is a masterpiece. It is one of my favorite films of all-time, of any genre. The acting in it is superb and the action scenes are fantastic and creative. The slow-motion spots and filming techniques are artistic and add to the film's uniqueness, in my opinion. Mani is my favorite character in this film. I adore Mark Dacascos in all of the roles I've seen him in. He is so talented and goes above and beyond in his craft. The other actors are also top-notch and their chemistry in Brotherhood is apparent, with a very natural feel. The Beast is awesome, and at the end you really feel for it; poor thing. The wolf slaughter is heartbreaking, especially knowing that it actually happened in real life. I cannot say enough good things about Le Pacte des Loups. Watch it in its original French version. If you really enjoy it and go back for a second watch in French (I can't imagine not enjoying it) watch it again in the English dubbed version afterwards. It's a bit silly in parts and quite enjoyable in its own right. I would suggest doing some research on the real-life Beast of Gevaudan, as well, if that's your sort of thing. The actual events are quite interesting, to say the least. I've never played Bloodborne, as I stopped playing video games years ago, due to issues with my hands. It sounds like I really missed out. I'm tempted to try because it seems like it's right up my alley. Brotherhood is a perfect film to adapt into a video game, for sure!
I love seeing this film get some exposure! Christophe Gans is a swell director, Crying Freeman and Silent Hill are both fun.
This one was one of my favourite movies growing up, and I'm so happy to hear that someone else has at least heard of it, haha. None of my friends at the time had seen it, and it's a bit too complicated of a movie to explain when you're 12.
Just want to mention that there are things other than just this movie which inspired Miyazaki’s ideas for Bloodborne: HP Lovecraft’s “Call of Cthulhu” and Bram Stoker, for example. This movie looks pretty damn good!
WOW. Bloodborne is inspired by Lovecraft? I had absolutely NO IDEA.
@@pinealdreams1064 is this sarcasm 😂
Don't forget ICO all the souls type games worldbuilding where inspired by ICO
along with escort games in general
@@senritsujumpsuit6021 ICO?
@@lucasblanchard47 a game that inspired countless games an films it came before Shadow of the Colossus as a game with gameplay tells all story
The last of Us an Soul games would not exist without it
I remember watching this movie with my dad as a kid and its been one of my all time favorites ever since
I haven't played The Game yet but imagine me watching this straight after the BloodBorne No death all boss fight challenge also by elivs, man it feels great to actually understand all the references to the game
Saw this in the theater when it released... had to go to a really big city, cause it was French and not widely released... SO happy I saw it, and have enjoyed it ever since. It is fairly (somewhat) historically accurate and is certainly a fun period piece/suspense/horror film. Well made, well acted and at the time, good CGI usage. Overall it certainly sits among my top 10 foreign films of all time.
My love for this movie knows no ends. It’s so good.
As a bloodborne fan I REALLY wanna see this movie without spoilers, but I'll come back and watch this after that, pinky promise
The 4k version is coming out soon - wait for that, it'll be worth it :)
@interdimensionalsteve8172 the real question is do I still watch it in French or not xD
@@soulsmith5935 That shouldn't even be a question for any foreign movie!! :):) And lol, based on this video you REALLY don't want to do dubbed on this one!
@interdimensionalsteve8172 truthfully, I went and watched the trailer in english......yeah no subbed for sure
If you end up loving the film (and how could you not?!) watching the dubbed version, after a couple of watches in its original French version, is pretty fun.
i tricked my dad into taking me to see this in theatres by telling him it was a war movie, at the time there wasn't an abundance of internet on every device for him to check, and about 10 minutes into the movie, he turns to me and goes " why did you take me to see a French kung fu movie?" and left the theatre to find something else to watch...This is the same guy who yelled "If she says Jack one more time, im gonna drown myself" during Titanic's end in a full theatre.
There's another great French movie from this time called The Crimson Rivers with Vincent Cassel and Jean Reno that's kind of like Seven, but a bit of an action movie worth checking out.
Man I haven't seen this in like 15 years....I almost forgot about its existence. I used to binge it back in the day. What I do remember was it being on the lengthy side and some less than ideal pacing but the action sequences were really really cool (spinning swords scene is classic) and the acting being really good. I mean Mark Dacascos...awesome. Obviously...they hired him to kill John Wick so you know he's a beast.
As a french who loves your videos you speaking about that movie and furthermore pronouncing French words especially regions is absolutely glorious thank you so much elvis ❤
This isn’t my sort of genre but love to see elvis with passion in his voice. It’s infectious
This film mixes genres and I HIGHLY suggest you give it a chance. It's a masterpiece.
I am still disappointed we never got to see Gans' planned Onimusha movie.
This movie is a Masterpiece. It combines real world people and events and twists it to this dark story with fantasy elements.
It's the first time I hear an English speaker say Gévaudan and that was absolutely hilarious x) I think I'll start saying it like that too because I just loved it so much (not that I have a lot of occasions to do so but that'll only make it even more magical)
Thanks for the laugh, i really needed that today.
It was so funny, it sounded like a German word the way he said it haha
He tried so hard! That was cute. lol English is my first language, but I'm pretty good with pronunciations. I'm not fluent, but I know a bit of a few other languages (You pick stuff up watching a LOT of foreign films) and I grew up speaking Cuban Spanish. It doesn't hurt that I soak up any lore of the Beast of Gevaudan that I can find.
As a french individual and translator, I will do my best to attempt to detail the pronunciation of each french word and name mentioned in this video!
Gévaudan -> Jeh-Vo-Dan (For the Dan, think more as in the way it's pronounced in Dante)
Grégoire De Fronsac -> Greg-woah-r Duh Fron-Sac
Paris -> Pah-ree (the s is silent)
Auvergne -> Oh-Vehr-nyuh (very very soft nyuh sound)
Dordogne -> Dor-Doh-nyuh (same soft nyuh sound, gne is a tricky, barely pronounced sound)
Jean-François -> Jan Fran-soah (Elvis pronounced it well, both "an" sounds are also the same as in the name Dante)
Marquis -> Mar-key (Pronounced correctly there too, the s is silent, this is not really a name as much as a nobility title. It's odd that they call him by title without a name behind it)
Cuirasse -> Cuee-Rahss
It's worth nothing that the Beast of Gévaudan is a very well known tale in France even today, taught in our schools!
Damn, for 2001 the beast looks crazy good
I love this movie!!!!! When it first came out my best friend and I just was obsessed with going to see this. We were two girls from Harlem and it was just something about this film that drew us to see it. We loved it. It was our first subtle movie but we didn't mind.soo good . Still one of my hidden gems!!
It's funny that you mentioned the animal thing, I'll bet that's exactly what it was, They're extreme regulations on how long an individual animal can remain on set, They probably only had access to the one goat and then a sheep that look somewhat like it.
I had no idea there was a movie that inspired Bloodborne, pretty cool! Hopefully this video brings more attention to it.
I watched this movie in 2005 when i was like 16 years old and fall in love with it..one of the greatest movies ever with insane Cinematography,acting,twists and awesome Music
As a huge bloodborne fan I definitely gotta check this movie out! Thanks for sharing
Vincent Cassel stars in the latest Three Musketeers movies coming this spring and the second part this winter. Eva Green is also in it as Milady. Vincent Cassel will also star in the next Cronenberg movie.
First off…. Monica Bellucci…. Holy goodness. Second. Some of the best fights I’ve seen in movies. The rampage Gregoire goes on after a tragedy is incredible. Finally for this comment. My wife and I rented this visiting her family in Montreal and the French is actually French Canadian. Dope freaking movie.
This is one of my all-time favorite films. The action scenes are amazing.
@mermaid_at_heart213 Monica my movie crush along with Salma Hayek
Thank you for this video. I’m only aware of the Bloodborne’s connection to Kentaro Miura’s Berserk,which funnily enough is also an inspiration. This seems to be the missing link and feels like Bloodborne is the creator’s love letter to both properties. Would love to see an updated video covering both IP’s.
As a Bloodborne fan, thank you for bringing this to my attention!
15:31 kinda reminds me of the bold hunters mask
To this day one of the best films I’ve ever seen. And I never get tired to watch it again.
The recent 4k Blu-ray release ( in France) is amazing.
Elvis I honestly really hope this kickstarter meets it goal, good luck to you and the campaign!
It’s like 40 grand above now!
Man I love this movie! Saw it in high school at the video store and then had to hunt it down and buy the dvd. Love it. Thanks for this video!
Hi Elvis! love the video and exposure for this great film. I now must recommend "Dobermann" from 1997 which has Cassell and Bellucci in a completely off the rails action masterpiece! Strong R! I hope someone reading this will enjoy!
I will definitely check that film out. Cassel and Bellucci have the greatest chemistry, which isn't surprising, considering they're married. Thanks!
Fun fact about the powerful woman working in a brothel thing: Back then it was law that a brothel had to be run by a woman (and was typically done by one formerly or at the time of a similar profession). Brothels also made a ton of money and money often has the ability to influence politics. Due to these facts, brothels were actually known for having a decent amount of political power. This didn't just happen in France either. Check out the impact of brothels on the "Wild West"
I love this movie. watched on theaters when I was a kid. When Bloodborne was released it came to my mind instantly. watching your video looks like in the us dub they didn't say it for some reason, but the beast is actually a lion that was the cub from the liones that mauled Jean-François arm in Africa. After killing her he found her cub and brought back to France to train it as the beast. So it was a lion with a bunch of things on. Pretty sad thing.
I saw this movie in theaters as a teenager when it was first released and went to Blockbuster every weekend for months in hopes it would be released because I was so obsessed. I never realized Bloodborne was inspired by it!!!
I watched this movie because of you and I'm so glad I did.
I had so much fun watching this movie, a lot of people pick on the CGI, but like BRO it was 2001 and for that time period and it being a French film, it's pretty damn good.
Also watching this is in French is 1000000% the way to go holy fuck the English dub is so bad hahahaha
I remember i was a kid when i watched the movie for the first time.. Always loved horrors, so this fit right up my alley even though it wasn't a horror movie per se.. but boy do i have memories XD for years i was creeped out by Vincent Cassel in any other movie just because of his role in the Brotherhood of the Wolf and how creepy Jean-Francois was and honestly, looking back, it's not even that horrible compared to some other movies ive seen then and over the years.. Funny how your mind as a kid glorifies everything :D
Vincent Cassel has played some extremely creepy roles, even if you do not count this movie!
As a kid in France, the beast of Gévaudan terrorised me. It's creepy because the story is very real, there was an 'unusual' beast that killed up to a few hundred people. The attacks were quite documented. Unfortunately one of the so called 'catch' was destroyed during the French revolution. The region no longer exists per its name btw. Recent theories assume it was a big cat on the loose. Nevertheless, when I heard about the story aged 6 from people keen on sharing folklore stories, it definitively scared me. The movie is really lousy as per current standards but back in the days it was cool to see a French movie with a little bit of action (we have never been able to produce such shit in two decades, it's mostly boring comedies and bourgeois dramas about rich people questioning the sense of life, all heavily subsidised by our taxes).
man i love mark dacoscos hes in everything, stargate, weird french films, low budget thai films, a netflic cooking show, wu assasins what a guy. monica belucci never hurts either
I'm a bit sad you didn't talk a bit about the sound design of the movie, but perhaps it's not as readily apparent in EngDub, or as striking nowadays, but it seems to be the movie which invented what we now know as "the Inception drone", and uses it so often it's like it was made for drinking games.
Your pronunciation hurt my soul 😭 I appreciate that you genuinely tried though amazing video and I’m donating to the Kickstarter on payday! Gonna tell all my friends about it too!
Loving all the bloodborne content 👌
LOVED THIS MOVIE!!! Saw it in the theatres in 2001 when i was 24 bought the dvd. Surprised others know about it.
First movie i played on my theatre system when i got. Man that bass rocked!
What a terrible time to become unemploeyed, that Blooboorne book looks beautiful
Hi Elvis! Your kickstarter pitch instantly sold me. Just pledge a sum. I hope it succeeds and I don't really want any reward for it, just that the project succeeds. The fact that you said you're not profiting at all from it, albeit of course you can't, it would be illegal, but well, that's a good one man! All the best! And keep up the good videos!
Saw this in theaters back in the day and I loved it!
up until the 1800s I want to say, having dogs and bears fight to death was common entertainment on busy nights at pubs.
I swear I saw a notification for this lastnight when I woke up from my nap 🙃
Yeah, I think it got copyrighted 🤔
It was a lion, if anyone is interested. It was a lion tortured since it was a cub and grafted with an exoskeleton of iron.
This movie is great! Just wish they kept the outfits for the whole movie. You should review Van Helsing too, pretty sure it's a big inspiration as well
When I watched this movie back in the early 2000s I fell in love with movie. It’s a top ten movie of all time for me. I could never find anyone that made any decent review/breakdown of it. I seen this thumbnail and said Yup!. Thanks dude
Honestly the movie is crazy as all hell but is also amazing and really good.
I just watch the movie in french and there is a lot of misunderstandings playing here probably from translation. I thought I would share it out. At the end, Jean-François screams his sister's name. He says "Marianne, watch!" trying to show the knight killed him as she would resent him or pity her brother. Fransac tells him she is not there. The beast is indeed a lion but it is said by the caregiver at the end that the creature was born strange so not a normal lion. Also, the room filled with strange stuff was things collected by JF from his travel in Africa. I believe it is implied some are animals he killed as you can here their screams just like Many could hear the dead people in the destroyed church. I love the representation of native culture. You see it was made with respect.
Hey I love your channel keep up the great reviews
Ok I failed french in school (hi from Canada) but omg i love hearing your pronounciations of French names and places!!
Great vid btw, love it.
Absolutely love this movie, it has an excellent English dub as well due in no small part to the on screen actors actually dubbing over their own characters!
I just finished watching it because you mentioned it in your bloodborne deathless run! It was really good thank you for talking about it!!!
So happy you talk about this movie. It is not perfect but goddamn I love the passion behind this movie
The beast might have either been a lion or a hyena, more leaning towards hyena as people should know what a lion looks like at the time. Would also account for the bite strength too.
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-Bro that kickstarter project looks amazing - I know this doesn’t really matter as an individual message coming from a singular person, but I am totally saving up to help you!!! I’m A little broke rn but I am so excited at the thought of helping, and I’m also passing the word on to my sister, who loves a variety of games, including bloodborne. I can say I’ve personally played it (I’m unbelievably terrible at videogames ;-;) but I am a huge fan of you, have watched a lot of videos (including yours) on bloodborne lore, and love drawing and artwork, so I’m just super excited to help. Im so excited to see your final product as well, it sounds like it’s gonna be amazing.
The funny thing is I wanted to play Bloodborne because it reminded me of the style of Brothethood of the Wolf. It's a wicked movie.
I’m a bit sad that they don’t have any inclusion of Marie Jean Valet. She was one of the only people to not only survive an attack but also wound the beast. She has a statue in Auvers.
She would have been a pretty bad ass inclusion but the move still looks cool. Definitely have to check it out!
A little advice: If you're not sure how to pronounce a name in another language, just google how to pronounce it or use google translate. It will most likely not be perfect but probably better than not looking it up.
Dude, this is about the "Beast of Gévaudan" 😮 I never realized. And I'm happy that there is someone else who knows "The brotherhood of the wolf", saw this one as a kid and thought they looked cool
I can't believe I hadn't heard of this movie! The similarities are so intense 😆
Love that sword whip tho
So I thank you because this is one of the best weird movies I've seen in a very long time.
Gevaudan is pronounced jevoodoo. Are Americans not able to speak french words accurate? Im from Germany and it is funny to see Elvis struggle.
Powerwolf has a really good song called Beast of Gevaudan
Little known fact, the entire Yakuza series is based on a French film by Luc Besson (known for the 5th element), 'Wasabi' with Jean Reno. Kyuru Kazuma is based on Jean Reno in this film. If you've seen it, you'll see the connections straight away. The plot of the movie has been copied and pasted in the first Yakuza game, Kyuru is Jean Reno, there's all the mini games, golf, arcades, etc. Check that movie out, it's hilarious.
I remember seeing this movie when it first came out and just... falling in love with the fight scenes and the costumes. Ugh! ❤
I am from Gevaudan, I always loved that story and always looked behind my back while crossing a forest
Damn , that poster at 0:24 looks lit , like Brotherhood of the Wolf Title being a game itself with a different story, Imagine that.
I swear that spike trap gave me a horrible sense of deja vu
I only know about this historical event from the power metal band Powerwolf's song "Beast of Gévaudan".
I didn't know there was a movie about the same beast.
One of my favorite movies of all time, I remember finding it in my local video store under “foreign”, thank god I was an anime fan lmao because this movie-regardless of sub or dub is AMAZING!!! I had never made the connection between the movie and Bloodborne but now that it’s there lol it feels sooooo right💕 Ty for giving these both love!
Man that graphic for the "slay queen" joke reminded me of how much I miss Razor Ramon Sumitani aka Hard Gay
Angle to the stairs HOOOOO
Oh my freakin' goodness!! I forgot about this film! Thank you so much for reminding me of this gem of a movie. Time to re-watch.
Me and my sister were *obsessed* with this movie. I adore it. Mani is the shit. I also had the most ridiculous crush on Vincent Cassel because of it lol. Gans is excellent at making eminently visually pleasing movies.
Gonna go re-watch this damn movie now.
Lol, thats the old Iron Chef guy! Took me a while to remember who he was.