The Dark Fantasy Worlds of Juraj Herz
In collaboration with La Cinémathèque Québécoise, Fantasia is proud to be presenting restorations of four extraordinary dark fantasy works from the great Slovak filmmaker Juraj Herz (THE CREMATOR), one of the most unique and subversive voices to come out of the Czech New Wave.
Beauty and the Beast
For this richly perverse re-telling of the original fairy tale Juraj Herz puts his own gothic stamp on Beauty and the Beast.
Ferat Vampire
A potent piece of anti-automobile propaganda, and perhaps the purest horror exercise that Herz produced.
Morgiana
Two sisters — neither of whom is named Morgiana, that’s the cat, who gets her own cat-cam — who are placed in opposition when one of them gets an inheritance.
The Ninth Heart
A student must rescue a princess from the castle of an evil magician, who's preparing an elixir from the stolen hearts of nine children.