‘Wicker:’ A wonderfully weird, well-woven tale
The Manila Times · 11/6/2026, 12:02:00 AM Philippine time
Excerpt from The Manila Times. Read the original report below for the complete story.‘Tis still the season for dark and magical little fairy tales, and “Wicker” is one that deserves our attention. It is whimsical, freaky, funny, sexy, romantic and oddly tender. It has social commentary and a little bit of horror too.It is a story of how a lonely, convention-defying village fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) finds companionship, compassion, understanding, and acceptance with a wicker husband (Alexander Skarsgård).The movie, directed by the husband-and-wife tandem of Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer, is based on a 2006 short story, “The Wicker Husband” by British writer Ursula Willis-Jones.The story takes place in a little medieval village where the characters don’t have names — they are addressed by their professions and designations: Fisherwoman, Basket Maker, Tailor, Tailor’s wife, etc.As many a fairy tale goes, the “townspeople” or “villagers” are often just a collective of people who do not question traditional ways of thinking (even when these are detrimental) and are always wary of the unusual and new…