Wolfpen Principle: An Evening with Jack Darcus
The Film Studies Association of Canada presents a rare screening of Jack Darcus’ Wolfpen Principle (1973), a forgotten gem from the early days of Vancouver’s indie film scene, followed by conversation and Q&A with the director. Tuesday, June 4th, 9 pm at The Vic Theatre (808 Douglas St., Victoria, B.C.). Open to the public; entrance by donation.
Tagline:
“The cost to the wolves caged is the price paid by their keepers.”
Synopsis:
An Eastern European immigrant doesn’t think his new lot as manager of a seedy Vancouver movie theatre is much of an improvement over the work camps from which he escaped during WWII. He finds solace by communing with the arctic wolves of the Stanley Park Zoo – until one night he encounters a young Native man intent on setting the wolves free. Howling ensues…
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Details:
Jack Darcus directed eight feature films in Vancouver between 1969 and 1997, and although they have enjoyed circulation on television they have had no theatrical distribution (save for Wolfpen‘s one-week run in 1974) and no video releases whatsoever. Not surprisingly, references to Darcus in the literature on Canadian film are scant. Yet these films are works of striking depth of emotion and philosophical insight born of the geographical and cultural particularities of the Vancouver region. Wolfpen Principle, Darcus’ third feature, is the perfect introduction to his work, acting as a bridge between the overtly experimental tone of his earlier films and the character-driven chamber pieces of his later work. And this film stands one of the best portraits of Vancouver the cinema has offered to date, tying location shooting to questions of identity within the sociopolitical specificity of Canada’s west coast. This year marks the film’s 40th anniversary and with Congress meeting in B.C. it is the perfect opportunity to (re)introduce FSAC members and the public at large to the work of this underrepresented West Coast filmmaker.
The event will be hosted by Dr. Randolph Jordan, a postdoctoral research fellow at Simon Fraser University, who will introduce the film and moderate a conversation with Jack Darcus afterwards.
Consumer Protection B.C. has rated this film PG for Nudity and Sexual Content.
