1961 Horror movie "classic"
Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory part 2 of 2
Wolves have been seen roaming around a girls' reformatory, and when the girls begin to get murdered, suspicion focuses on both the wolves and on a newly hired science teacher who might be a werewolf.
Once in a generation a piece of art is created that not only captures the anxieties and culture of the time, but speaks of a universal truth that transcends time. Having seen th title "Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory" for this Italian made film, we at the ComicWeb hoped that finally we found the movie that expressed the post-war zeitgeist of a battered continent. From the rubble a new and better Europe could emerge, could the people overcome fears of communism, could the Italians put their fascist past to rest, could Rome find its place as a world leader again?
This movie shows the turmoil of a school at war with itself. A distrusting administration, most likely a reference to the end of Mussolini, but perhaps to the new post-war balance of power? In an obvious warning, but also hope, for atomic energy the new science professor could be the cause of the mysterious deaths or the solution. The movie poses the question of what exactly does the caretaker take care of. This clearly refers to the passing of old social norms, (the upper classes that so spectacularly failed in Italy in the 30s and 40s.)
These questions are raised, but perhaps, like Italy itself at the time, the movie is simply searching, not providing a clear path forward. So, maybe, it is a reflection of the time and people. Also, it features a werewolf in a girls’ dormitory.
Directed by Paolo Heusch.
Cast:
Barbara Lass as Priscilla
Carl Schell as Julian Olcott
Curt Lowens as Director Swift
Maureen O'Connor as Leonore MacDonald
Maurice Marsac as Sir Alfred Whiteman
Luciano Pigozzi as Walter the Caretaker
Joseph Mercier as Tommy the Porter
Mary McNeeran as Mary Smith
Annie Steinert as Sheena Whiteman
Grace Neame as Sandy
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