

A young man races to save his son's life, but death – incarnated in the child's imagination as the titular Erl King – calls unceasingly.

Joë Hamman
Le roi des aulnes
LeadMary Costes
La fille du maître de poste
Rosa Bertens
La grand-mère

Otto Gebühr
Le père

André Michaud
Le timbalier fantôme
Raymond Lapon
L'enfant

Albert Broquin
Crapaud
Louis Merlac
(as Louis Melrack)
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marie-Louise Iribe's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Erl King is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”