Luke (Jasen Fisher) is a little boy whose parents take him on vacation to visit his grandmother Helga (Mai Zetterling). However for the lucky viewers it is a fondly remembered satire with a cult status. ![]() No wonder the film is to date an unknown fantasy flick. As a result the film suffered from a severe identity crisis and failed to reach a target audience: a bit too dark for kids and the adults easily misjudged it as a run-of-the-mill childish corny movie. He used scary images and frightening themes not to insult the occult fans but simply to poke fun at some cliched lore and legends. Roald Dahl (and consequently the writer and the director) made his own version of witchcraft. The Witches is a rather forgotten little gem with a biting script, an engaging direction and entertaining performances from the entire cast. ![]() To be honest I have not read the book but I can assure you that the film consists of all the sinister irony, the creepiness and an amusing touch of morbidity which dominates all the fairy tales this fellow has printed on paper. Yet another book by the famous storyteller Roald Dahl has been transferred to the silver screen.
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