First, the good: the visuals are stunningly beautiful. Great lighting, wonderful use of colour (especially in the 5th segment, The Golden Spinning-Wheel): the fall colours are amazing, everything is gold orange and red, including the girl's "red" hair and red beads in it. Most of the movie's visual palette is built around white or red or the contrast of the two. The soundtrack is beautiful, some melodies are haunting, all sound almost familiar and help bring the movie closer. Some scenes are mildly erotic and very beautifully - and tastefully - shot.
That said, I must move to my second point. The bad and the ugly, all at once.
The stories are morbid, totally gruesome. Does Brabec (the screenplay write/director) hate women and children? I don't believe K. J. Erben (the original book author) did, as I have seen his other fairy tales and they are beautiful. But this!!! Ugh!!! In every single segment either a woman or a child or both get hurt and often end up dead. Men are unaffected.
I would advise anybody to see the movie for its gorgeous images and lighting, and listen to the beautiful soundtrack, but be warned! This is seriously misogynistic.
That said, I must move to my second point. The bad and the ugly, all at once.
The stories are morbid, totally gruesome. Does Brabec (the screenplay write/director) hate women and children? I don't believe K. J. Erben (the original book author) did, as I have seen his other fairy tales and they are beautiful. But this!!! Ugh!!! In every single segment either a woman or a child or both get hurt and often end up dead. Men are unaffected.
I would advise anybody to see the movie for its gorgeous images and lighting, and listen to the beautiful soundtrack, but be warned! This is seriously misogynistic.