Grietje & Hans
Directed by Osgood Perkins
- rg94001 november 2024Another Osgood Perkins movie that seems criminally underrated. Admittedly, the movie can feel more like a dream, following a story that everyone knows without really modifying the core components. It acts more like a dark fairy tale, building atmosphere and really sharpening some of the director's strong imagery that was showcased in Blackcoat's Daughter. This movie has some extremely gorgeous shots that I thought were better than the vast majority of standard horror movies and can go toe to toe with the best from modern horror. Specifically, I thought the movie did a fantastic job with the use of color, both symbolically and just in terms of cinematography. Though the plot isn't anything particularly special, I did like how it fleshed out Gretel's character and made the witch more menacing. I can understand how people feel like the movie is more style than substance, and it definitely has less stakes and tension than The Blackcoat's Daughter, but I would still recommend it to people looking for a director who has already illustrated exemplary shot composition. I'm excited to see what Osgood Perkins can do once he has a more dynamic screenplay, fingers crossed Longlegs is exactly that.
Grietje & Hans Trivia
Grietje & Hans was released on 30 januari 2020.
Grietje & Hans was directed by Osgood Perkins.
Grietje & Hans has a runtime of 87 m.
Grietje & Hans was produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger.
In een periode waarin de pest heerst en er sprake is van hongersnood verlaten Hans en zijn oudere zus Grietje hun huis. Tijdens hun reis stuiten ze op een vriendelijke jager. Later ontmoeten ze een oudere vrouw, genaamd Holda. Zij geeft de jonge kinderen onderdak, maar heeft hiervoor zo haar eigen redenen.
The key characters in Grietje & Hans are Gretel (Sophia Lillis), Hansel (Samuel Leakey), Witch (Alice Krige).
Grietje & Hans is rated 16.
Grietje & Hans is a Fantasie, Horror, Thriller film.
Grietje & Hans has an audience rating of 2.3 out of 10.
Grietje & Hans had a budget of US$ 5 mln..
Grietje & Hans has made US$ 22,3 mln. at the box office.