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Director: Juraj Herz
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From Time Out Film Guide
Delirious gothic fairytale with Janzurova playing both the roles of 'good' and 'bad' sister in this adaptation of Alexandr Grin's Edwardian-set novel. Tom Hutchinson has called it 'living Aubrey Bearsdley', which captures perfectly the ornate costume and set design, but not the hallucinatory Hammer-like atmospherics and the drenched colour. Often shot from the point of view of the cat (Morgiana), the film is an elegant, beautifully executed, post-'60s essay on sex and repression.Author: WH
Cast & crew
Director: Juraj Herz
Cast: Iva Janzurova, Josef Abrham, Petr Cepek, Nina Diviskova, Josef Somr, Jirí Paluch, Jirí Lir, Václav Vondracek, Maria Drahokoupilova full cast
Duration: 99 mins
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