Beauty and the Beast
Panna a netvor
Julie, the youngest daughter of a bankrupt merchant, sacrifices her life in order to save her father. She goes to an enchanted castle in the woods and meets Netvor, a bird-like monster. As Netvor begins to fall in love with Julie, he must suppress his beastly urge to kill her.
Why it matters
A murky, unsettling take on the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale that leans into gothic dread and emotional complexity over sugarcoating.
- Czech New Wave sensibility meets dark fantasy — a rare Eastern European genre gem from the late ‘70s.
- Zdena Studenková’s Julie is no passive princess; her quiet strength anchors the film’s eerie atmosphere.
- The beast, Netvor, is a hauntingly birdlike creature, blending practical effects with unsettling design that stays with you.
- For fans of fairy tales twisted through a shadowy lens—this is less Disney, more Dreyer meets folk horror.
Director
4 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
0
Supernatural
20
Creature
18
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
71
Survival
33
