Somewhere along the line, someone in Czechoslovakia looked at Beauty and the Beast and thought, “This needs more dread, more feathers, and significantly less comfort.” This 1978 adaptation, directed by Juraj Herz, answers that call with unnerving enthusiasm. It takes a familiar fairy tale and drags it through a snow-covered nightmare where romance feels like…
Tag: period drama
The Story of O (1975) – Review
The Story of O is a film that explores one of the darker corners of sexuality, where love, obsession, submission and control become increasingly difficult to separate. Based on a notorious French novel, Just Jaeckin’s 1975 adaptation approaches its material less like conventional pornography and more like an attempt to turn erotic decadence into high…