Hooptober 9.0, pt.26- The Melancholy of Beastliness
10/6 Countries (Spain, UK, Japan, USA, Canada, Poland, Hong Kong, Russia, Mexico, Czechia) (COMPLETE)
10/8 Decades (1970s, 1980s, 1960s, 2020s, 1990s, 2010s, 1920s, 1910s, 1950s, 1930s) (COMPLETE)
4th Juraj Herz (after Ferat Vampire, The Cremator and Morgiana)
This is my favourite interpretation of B and the B, probably because of the way The Beast is styled. More traditional interpretations has him as a leonine figure, almost seductively handsome in his furry appearance. Despite his apparently mean nature, he's really a grumpy giant; Garbo famously said of the end of Cocteau's film "Give me back my Beast!", and who can argue with that, really. But those are fantasy films, and Herz chose a horrific…