This brutal, unforgiving psychological drama sets itself apart from mainstream horror schlock by giving precedence to the complex relationship between the husband and wife perpetrators rather than their shocking crimes.
That is not to say that first-time Australian director Ben Young pulls his punches. No siree. You’ll need a strong stomach and nerves of steel to watch Hounds of Love.
If you can take the pain, you will be rewarded with a fascinating insight into the dynamics of the dysfunctional love and power struggles between a psychopathic couple.
Nuanced, spellbinding performances by Emma Booth and Stephen Curry lift this common tale out of the ordinary and into the sublime.
Wonderful Cinema strongly recommends you to not ruin the impact the director meticulously planned for you by watching trailers or reading spoilers. For those of you who cannot resist:
You can find more information on this Australian film on Wikipedia, IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.
Production Details
Title: Hounds of Love
Director: Ben Young
Year, Country, Language: 2016, Australia, English
Stars: Emma Booth, Stephen Curry, Ashleigh Cummings (click here for full cast)
Screenplay: Ben Young
Cinematography: Michael McDermott
Editing: Merlin Eden
Score: Dan Luscombe
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This went on my Amazon wish list after I read another 5-star review this year. Good call, Shimky!
Best wishes, and happy new year.
Pete. 🙂
All the best to you for 2018, my friend. Thank you for reading my stuff and commenting, even though I don’t return the favour.
No problem mate, that’s what following is all about! 🙂
The Australian movie industry has definitely made a couple of seriously good movies over the recent years. I had not yet heard of this one, but I have added it to my to watch list now. Thanks for sharing this 😀
There are many more brilliant movies from Oz, Michel! I will post some more over 2018. Happy New Year!
Thank you: happy New Year to you as well 😊😊
{ } case you get too drunk and lost or semi-kidnapped by an aligator here’s a little door to enter the new year Shimky. Have fun, happy 1937!!!
Thank you, Max. All the best to you too, my friend. Keep enjoying the sun on your face.
Oooh! renting on the weekend! Thanks for sharing.
Hello Bibliophile! Let us know in the comments what you thought of the movie!
Will do Shimky😊
I have heard a lot of good things about this film, thanks for reminding me to watch it!
It’s not an easy ride but it’s worth it!