I love films with non-Hollywood endings and this one is surely one of the best endings to any film (along with the original version of 'The Vanishing'). The rest of the film is pretty darned splendid as well.
Poor old Edward Woodward is the policeman investigating the disappearance of a girl on a remote Scottish island. We, and he, get drawn into the strange, heathen lifestyle of the entire population of the island, culminating in the superb May Day parade sequence leading up to the aforementioned ending.
Excellent performances by Woodward and also Christopher Lee as the Lord of the island (he even gets to dress up as a woman and still look menacing!). Oh, and let's not forget Britt Ekland dancing naked! A genuinely original, thought-provoking and ultimately disturbing film.
Poor old Edward Woodward is the policeman investigating the disappearance of a girl on a remote Scottish island. We, and he, get drawn into the strange, heathen lifestyle of the entire population of the island, culminating in the superb May Day parade sequence leading up to the aforementioned ending.
Excellent performances by Woodward and also Christopher Lee as the Lord of the island (he even gets to dress up as a woman and still look menacing!). Oh, and let's not forget Britt Ekland dancing naked! A genuinely original, thought-provoking and ultimately disturbing film.