Savages (1972 film)

Savages is a 1972 Merchant Ivory Film directed by James Ivory and screenplay by George W. S. Trow and Michael ODonoghue, based on an idea by Ivory.

In contrast to Buuels story, Savages starts when a tribe of primitive mudpeople performing a sacrifice encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Westchester estate in the 1930s.Entering, they begin to become civilized and assume the stereotypical roles and dress of people at a weekend party. There follows an allegory of upperclass behavior. At last, they begin to devolve toward their original status, and after a battle at croquet, they disappear into the woods. ........

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