Valerie is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. "Gorgeously shot, smartly conceived, cleverly cast..."--Los Angeles Times. "...supplants the woodsy horror of the original fairy tale with two new elements: a romantic triangle and a witch hunt."--San Francisco Chronicle. "...the production design is striking..."--USA Today.