Any fans of this movie? I found it pretty enjoyable, great story telling and the unique Basque language was really cool sounding. There are 2 major flaws in the movie however; one being the demon design of Alastor. For a gigantic gate keeping demon of Hell, he looked pretty goofy and it took away from the horror. Also, how you gonna allow freakin chick peas to be the thing that renders Hell’s top minions completely useless? That HAS to be some part of the folklore I just don’t know or understand. Still, kinda silly and really flattened the end in a way for me. Liked it, but coulda loved it.
Hi everyone. I love this movie. It’s a second language movie to me, and I love the folklore behind the story.
I also love the practical effects, the costumes and art on sets and how the practical nature of fx lended to a more contemporary style of horror while exploring very horrific themes.
What other movies will I enjoy if I liked this type of horror?
Thank you everyone!
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil - A Movie Meows Mini-Review
Errementari takes us back in time, to a medieval Europe that is part real and part fable! It is a Basque language film that tells us the story of a blacksmith who made a pact with the devil’s minion, Sartael, and then imprisoned him when it was time to give up his soul.
He lives at the edge of a village that fears him. The only one who can see through his tough exterior and unlock his hidden humanity is an orphaned little girl named Usué. She is the heart of the film and drives the action forward.
The Blacksmith and the Devil is an ancient folktale found in many regions of Europe and comes in many versions. The movie, I felt, adapted it to the modern sensibilities while also retaining the age-old flavour. The imagery is carefully chosen from medieval sources. The animated hell shown in the opening sequence is taken from a medieval church fresco, for instance.
The movie could have easily gotten lost in grandiose sets, effects and visuals. Instead, it chooses to keep it small and intimate, by focusing on the characters. They are shown to be a product of their time, superstitious, flawed, good-natured and likeable. No one is out-right good or evil.
Though not a comedy, the movie comes peppered with comedic moments. I could nitpick if I wanted to but I don’t want to. As it was such an enjoyable ride!
It’s been a while since this movie was brought up so I thought I’d give my two cents to anybody looking for a Netflix movie to watch. I wouldn’t classify it as a horror movie per se but it definitely reads as a dark fairytale. Without giving away too much this movie is about a mistreated orphan girl who discover that the towns blacksmith (also a social outcast) is harboring a demon. I really enjoyed this movie. It is a classic tale but also somehow very original; I couldn’t guess how it was going to play out. It also has a little bit of humor in it too which is cool because it has a very gothic setting. It also doesn’t shy away from depicting devils and demons, this film to a lot of risks with costume design and I think it really paid off. Overall I don’t have any complaints about this movie. If you’re looking for something on the darker side that’s not completely depressing I think this is the movie for you. If you have seen it let me know what you think!
My original post was going to be long. I was going to explain the 9 circles of hell, who inhabits them, and what I'd change. Instead I am just going to explain what I'd remove and change and you can read my reference for the 9 circles [here.](https://historylists.org/art/9-circles-of-hell-dantes-inferno.html#:~:text=Fifth%20Circle%20(Anger)
I'd get ride if the first circle. I don't see how being a virtuous non Christian or unbaptized pagan lands you in hell.
I'd also get rid of the second circle as I don't see how having a strong sexual desire can get you in hell, unless of course said strong sexual desire drove someone to commit a crime like rape or child molestation. It also lists adultery in the second circle. I don't think this should be here either because some couples allow the other to have sex with other people. The only reason I would put adultery here is if there wasn't an agreement. In which place I'd replace adultery with either unfaithful or disloyal. So instead of getting rid of this circle, I'd change it to acts of lust that hurt others.
The third circle I'd change to be instead of the place where people get punished for overindulging in food, drink, and other worldly pleasures to the place where those who were self aware that their continued selfishness hurt others.
The fourth circle would be for those whose selfish drive for fortune hurt others. Because of it's similarity to the third circle, you could probably just combine them.
I'd get rid of the fifth circle because I don't see how feeling anger or moody could land you in Hell.
I'd get rid of circle six because I don't see how having a different religious view or opinion could land you in Hell.
I'd slightly alter circle seven. I'd obviously keep it a place for murderers. And if God existed I suppose blasphemers would go to hell to for talking shit about God. But I don't think people who commit suicide or enjoy anal sex should be sent to Hell.
I'd keep circle eight relatively the same. A place for those who deceive for personal gain. I wouldn't sentence sorcerers or alchemist to this circle. Unless of course the sorcerer or alchemist used their power and knowledge to deceive for personal gain.
And lastly I'd keep circle nine the same. A place for those who betrayed those that trusted them.
So all in all there are 5 modern circles of Hell. Tell me what you think. What would you add or take away based on modern views.
It's a weird mix of The Cemetery Man, Pan’s Labyrinth, Little Nicky and Jigoku. Absolutely fantastic film. It's super original, as bold as can be and darkly funny in the most creative way.
Don't watch this dubbed, it's a bit silly but the dubbing will still ruin the experience.
I love it man. I think this will be a cult classic in years to come. It's that good. It's wonderful.
8.5/10
Watched it on Netflix knowing nothing and I was delighted by its sense of mystery, its locations, character building and its morality. I would say its a fantasy with horror elements, like a Grimm Fairy story. I would put it on a par with Pan's Labyrinth, although PL edges it due to its stronger link between horror and Spanish history.
For those who haven't seen this netflix movie yet, as a dark souls fan I'd strongly recommend it. It's essentially a story of Andre the Blacksmith fighting demons and dragging the bell of awakening to hell to challenge the devil himself.
8/10
Anyone in Europe who has English subs available?
I’ve been wanting to watch Errementari since it released on Netflix, the trailer looked amazing, it was the English dubbed version with English subs.
However when I started watching I noticed there is no English audio available, there aren’t even English subs available. I’m fine with the original Basque audio, it adds to the atmosphere of the movie, but the subs only being available in Basque and French is pretty unacceptable, given that the English subs are available pretty much everywhere else...
I contacted Netflix, they told me they don’t have licencing for the English substitles... so if I learn French I get to watch what I pay for, if not, I’m simply out of luck? Pretty ridiculous if you ask me...
I’m curious to see if people that also live in Western Europe have English subs available anywhere? Trying to understand Netflix’s decision to not get the licence for English subs and instead just put a movie online that half the local population simply can’t watch
Trailer always looks interesting, but I’m always hesitant. What do you think about the movie?
This is slated as a horror film, but really it's mislabeled. It's more of an action/thriller with a thin comic streak, and not the kind of comedy most people are used to.
English subtitled "The Blacksmith and the Devil", that tells you pretty much everything you need to know. Errementari doesn't have the best effects, and it drops its subplots like hot potatoes, but the film has such a sense of place and also an unintrusive self-awareness that I have to say I quietly loved this. The long, bass, Basque monologues throughout the second half are always an interval away from a brown note and oddly stimulating. You read that right.
The story goes in some unexpected places, and there's a surprisingly disarming main character introduced late in the film who ends up stealing the show, both as written and with a great performance.
The film has superficial similarities to Pan's Labyrinth, but what it reminds me most of is Sarnet's wildly inventive E=stonian (sry, fuck bots) film November (2017), which I liked about as much. That film has superior artistry and a less centralized plot, but it, too, is conceived around a fringe European culture's pride in its national mythology. For Basque filmmaker Paul Urkijo Alijo, that's a deeply Catholic mythology, yet Errementari both is and is not a Catholic film. And as with November, devils and hells are less rules than guidelines, able to be bent or broken and revealed as the aspects of human nature they were conceived to be. There's plenty of role reversals and satire to keep things honest. It's practically an exercise in avoiding cliche; the writer deserves some credit for that because it could have been oh-so-bland.
It's on Netflix, and I recommend if at all possible to watch in Basque.
I would highly recommend both of these. Mara was paced very well, and gave me a constant sense of anticipation for what will happen next. Definitely a good movie to watch at night in the dark, to give it that extra scare factor. Errementari was a foreign film about a blacksmith that captured a demon. By far one of my favorite horror movies to date
I find it hard to browse through Netflix and find an enjoyable horror movie. Apart from Annihilation, I haven't found anything memorable in their catalogue. I'd rather go to IMDB and swipe thru page past page to watch something original. But I got a chance with this movie on Netflix and wow! It's like something Guillermo del toro would make because the setting is very detailed. The characters are also very nuanced which allows for a lot of twists. I think you should all give it a watch.
I ended up watching these three in a row on Netflix, and I gotta say they're pretty spooktacular. Great atmospheres. Though, I especially love Errementari because in the dubbed version, I think I can hear Clancy Brown's and Mark Hamill's voices.
A dark fairy tale from Basque*, English dubbed - not as fully developed or layered as Pan's Labyrinth, but well directed, and weird & earnest in ways that non-Hollywood/American films can be.
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###Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil
>An orphaned girl discovers that the reclusive Blacksmith is keeping a demon imprisoned in order to avoid paying his debt to the Devil.
Directed by: Paul Urkijo Alijo
Writing Credits: Paul Urkijo Alijo (store/screenplay), Asier Guerricaechevarría (screenplay)
This is a pretty unique movie that deserves more people seeing it. It has some great visuals and a story that seems familiar enough, probably because it's based on old folk stories, but has lots of different aspects and even a few "twists" even though some of them were foreshadowed a couple times.
The main story follows a little girl. She's an orphan and lives in the church (I think). She's adventurous and seems to always be running off and getting into trouble. On one of her adventures she's in the woods and a couple boys come by and start teasing her about her dead mother. They rip the head off her doll and toss it in the spooky yard of the old blacksmith. No one is supposed to go in there so she heads home. The poor girl gets teased more about her now "dead" doll so she decides to go get the head of her doll. The gate to the blacksmiths yard happens to be open and she goes in to find the head. No spoilers so she ends up in the blacksmiths house and finds that he has a demon caged up that he has been torturing. From here we get some typical townsfolk deciding to go find the girl and kill the blacksmith who they feel is a monster.
I'll leave the plot there but there is a whole lot more going on. Each character is unique and feels "real" if that makes sense. Most of the characters all give very strong performances too with Uma Bracaglia as the little girl Usue, Kandido Uranga as the Blacksmith and Eneko Sagardoy as Sartael, the demon being the main highlights. Also, all of the sets, buildings and the woods the story takes place in are amazing looking. They fit the period of the movie perfectly. The movie is also spoken in Basque which I believe is like a combination of French and Spanish (but I was too ignorant to bother looking into) so you'll want subtitles. I first by mistake started watching a dubbed version and I couldn't stand it. Go with the subtitles, hearing the actual actors giving their lines is much more important to me than the movie being in English.
Anyways, I really can't recommend this movie enough. I feel that people looking for more 'folk horror' after watching The
... keep reading on reddit ➡Watched this a few days ago. It didn't really grab me. It's a Spanish (Basque) period production that plays out more like a dark fantasy than a horror. It's the story of a small village where the local Blacksmith is feared because he's mad and made a pact with the devil. In actual fact he sold his soul to the devil but has been battling the big red guy ever since to stop him collecting on the deal.
The production values are great, especially the period setting, but I found it difficult to engage with overall. Not really sure why, it just didn't grab me.
So, uh, not a recommendation from me but as always YMMV.
January 10, 2019 at 06:52PM
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| ERREMENTARI (2017) |
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil is a Basque movie that focuses its story around an ancient fable about a Blacksmith and the Devil. In a little and rural village, the Blacksmith is a person who you don't want to mess with and every person in the village denies any connection with him. A little girl, Usue, accidentally stumbles across the path of this solitary man, while, at the same time, a man arrives at the village seeking a treasure that is supposedly somewhere inside the Blacksmith's land. This is hard to explain without spoiling anything (if you are not familiar with the Basque folklore, of course), because there's a few surprises along the way. The movie has such a great storytelling and it's such a visually well-done dark fable. It's a beautiful story, while having some darker moments in it. It's definitely more fantasy focused, but there's moments that go beyond that, and that's what makes this movie so much more complex, emotional and disturbing. There's also a few moments of black-humour, which were sometimes badly delivered, but still didn't threw me off. The performances were also great and the same goes for the characters.
I would like to stand out the cinematography and the creature design. The lighting and the overall color tones make this movie have many amazing shots that capture the movie's tone perfectly. The detail of some creatures seen and the special effects that accompanied them were also excellent.
Overall, this is a great horror tale. Can't recommend it enough, especially for this time of the year. It's such a good movie to watch while comfortable in your sofa because of the whole warming feeling that it delivers.
| RATING: 8/10 |
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
I Loved every second of this visually stunning work of art.
The story is great, the acting is impeccable and the visuals are beyond unbelievable.
There has never been a movie like this and it can't be compared to anything i've seen. Some may reference Darkness (played by Tim Curry) in Legend (1985), which is the only film depiction of the devil/demon that can even be part of that conversation.
I suggest watching the non-dubbed version in the original dialect available on Netflix because the voice acting (mainly for >!Sartael, whose shadow is depicted above!<) is disturbingly evil!
This movie could quite possibly become my favorite movie (dethroning Pan's Labyrinth (2006)); however, I will need to rewatch a few times before that decision can be finalized.
A definite must-see for any horror fan!
Here is the trailer
11/10
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil - A Movie Meows Mini-Review
Errementari takes us back in time, to a medieval Europe that is part real and part fable! It is a Basque language film that tells us the story of a blacksmith who made a pact with the devil’s minion, Sartael, and then imprisoned him when it was time to give up his soul.
He lives at the edge of a village that fears him. The only one who can see through his tough exterior and unlock his hidden humanity is an orphaned little girl named Usué. She is the heart of the film and drives the action forward.
The Blacksmith and the Devil is an ancient folktale found in many regions of Europe and comes in many versions. The movie, I felt, adapted it to the modern sensibilities while also retaining the age-old flavour. The imagery is carefully chosen from medieval sources. The animated hell shown in the opening sequence is taken from a medieval church fresco, for instance.
The movie could have easily gotten lost in grandiose sets, effects and visuals. Instead, it chooses to keep it small and intimate, by focusing on the characters. They are shown to be a product of their time, superstitious, flawed, good-natured and likeable. No one is out-right good or evil.
Though not a comedy, the movie comes peppered with comedic moments. I could nitpick if I wanted to but I don’t want to. As it was such an enjoyable ride!
