Violent Kazakh Film ‘Steppenwolf’ Draws Inspiration From Hermann Hesse Novel, John Ford’s ‘The Searchers,’ Samurai Stories

There is a certain inevitability about a film inspired by Hermann Hesse’s novel “Steppenwolf,” first published in German in 1927, and two famous Westerns of the 1950s — John Ford’s “The Searchers,” and Howard Hawks’ “Red River.” In acclaimed Kazakh director Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s latest film — also called “Steppenwolf” — two characters who are essentially […]