Beauty and the Beast
(1978)
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Beauty and the Beast
(1978)
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Zdena Studenková | ... |
Julie /
The Beauty
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Vlastimil Harapes | ... |
Netvor /
The Beast
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Václav Voska | ... |
Father
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Jana Brejchová | ... |
Julie's sister Gábinka
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Zuzana Kocúriková | ... |
Julie's sister Málinka
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Josef Laufer | ... |
New Bridegroom
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Milan Hein | ... |
New Bridegroom
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Jan Augusta | ... |
2nd Bridegroom
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Josef Langmiler | ... |
1st Bridegroom
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Vít Olmer | ... |
2nd Horseman
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Jan Preucil | ... |
1st Horseman
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Zdenek Jelen |
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A more horrific and gloomy version of The Beauty and the Beast. Julie is a bankrupt merchant's daughter who as the only one of the three daughters chooses to save her father's life by going to the Haunted Wood's Castle where she meets Netvor. He wants to kill her, but her beauty prevents him from that. Although she is forbidden to see him she starts to love him and the love rescues him from his curse. Written by Jiri Kacetl <kacetl@usa.net>
I saw this film many years ago at Filmex in Los Angeles, and it left a strong impression. It is a truly beautiful version of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. It is a real shame that Herz's films are not available today, at least to US cinephiles.
I remember this film as having been done in a very naturalistic way, with (I think) no optical effects at all. The costumes were wonderful, as was the music and the acting. It seems to me there was a situation in which a woman's dress turned to mud (in a simple jump cut). The "Beast" is especially striking, with his bird-like plumage.
Anyone at Facets want to take this one on?