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.

Zdena Studenková
as Julie

Vlastimil Harapes
as Beast

Václav Voska
as Father

Jana Brejchová
as Gábinka

Zuzana Kocúriková
as Málinka

Josef Laufer
as Bridegroom

Milan Hein
as Bridegroom

Marta Hrachovinová
as Maid

Karel Augusta
as Suitor

Josef Langmiler
as Suitor
CinemaSerf
I think of all the iterations of the Barbot story, this is probably my favourite. Not least because it is largely devoid of sentiment and has a gloomy sinisterness to it that I found creepy and yet quite emotionally charged. It all starts with the merchant “Otec” (Václav Voska) whose daughters could...