Liza, the Fox-Fairy

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Liza, the Fox-Fairy

2015

1h 38m

Romance

Comedy

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Liza seeks love until a spirit turns her into a fox fairy out of jealousy. As every man who desires her starts to die horribly, Liza fights to overcome the curse.

Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

love and death become the strangest of bedfellows in this riotously kooky tale.

Jun 3, 2015

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Ard Vijn

ScreenAnarchy

The acting fits this look, with people fully embracing their stereotypes, creating grotesque caricatures.

Jan 10, 2020

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M. Faust

The Public (Buffalo)

Liza the Fox-Fairy would be a perfect midnight film if that circuit still existed, and will probably appeal to that sizeable number of art house habitus whose all-time favorite film is Amlie.

Oct 11, 2017

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Diane Carson

KDHX (St. Louis)

When the men in her orbit can't seem to stay alive, Liza must consider whether she just might be the legendary Japanese fox-fairy in this unhinged, wonderful tale.

Aug 28, 2017

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Adrian Mack

Georgia Straight

The artifice-heavy Liza has been compared to Amlie, but its flip darkness comes from the same macabre (and much more eastern) vein as Czech fantasy Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.

Dec 4, 2015

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Sasha M

This movie is an absolute delight!! I found it a bit slow in the very beginning, but quickly realized that the pace was necessary to truly enjoy the beauty in every single shot. If you love quirky humor, its definitely worth a watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

The beginning of such an offbeat film necessarily leaves one a little skeptical. Then, one is gradually taken by the strange atmosphere and the poetry of this finally refreshing work.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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gábor g

Probably the best Hungarian movie of all times.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Actually it's more ? Delicatessen ? than ? Amélie ?. Generally fun, but somehow not compact enough.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

[2016-7-23] Interesting story, but it gets boring 20 mins later.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

A fresh film that got a different look and a nice approach. Liza, a nurse that's looking for her first love seem to be bound under a spell. Every man that catches interest is facing a certain death. Many interesting characters and an original tale that seem to have roots in an old Japanese fairy tale. Hungarian mixed with Japanese culture - sat 50 years back in time. Weird, funny and lovely shot film. Great colors and effects makes it very watchable. Playful, but maybe a bit to careless and off-point at times. I dug that Japanese singer - a very good sidekick in this very creative and inspiring film. 7 out of 10 Mekk Burger joints.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Synopsis

Liza seeks love until a spirit turns her into a fox fairy out of jealousy. As every man who desires her starts to die horribly, Liza fights to overcome the curse.

Director: Károly Ujj Mészáros
Producer: Gábor Ferenczy, István Major, Dr. Korom Norbert
Screenwriter: Bálint Hegedûs, Károly Ujj Mészáros
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: Hungarian
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 30, 2018
Runtime: 1h 38m

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