Directed by Jiří Weiss • Drama • With Karla Chadimová, Vít Olmer • 1963 • 107 minutes
Czech director Jiří Weiss's breathtaking B&W fairy tale is one of the most unjustly neglected treasures of 1960s fantasy filmmaking with overtones of Cocteau's BEAUTY & THE BEAST. A handsome young shepherd (Vít Olmer) stumbles across a magical golden fern in the forest. A stunning forest fairy (Karla Chadimová) is sent to retrieve it but instead falls hopelessly in love with him.
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