Overview
A whimsical tale of love and curses unfolds as a nurse navigates a magical transformation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- whimsical
- macabre
- surreal
- quirky movie night
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly embraced the film's inventive blend of Hungarian genre comedy, romantic fantasy, macabre humor, and distinctive visual style.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Liza's supernatural transformation makes desire itself the mechanism behind horrifying male deaths.
The fox-fairy curse, ghostly pop-star presence, and bizarre deaths create a distinctive blend of charm and morbidity.
Liza begins as a nurse seeking love and is turned into a fox-fairy by the jealous dead singer Tomy Tani.
The long-dead Japanese pop star Tomy Tani functions as Liza's companion and the source of her curse.
Films like Liza, the Fox-Fairy, and why
Amélie
shares whimsical fantasy romance, macabre comedy, and a visually stylized outsider protagonist
The City of Lost Children
shares surreal romantic fantasy, eccentric humor, and an offbeat European sensibility
The Lure
shares dark fairy-tale logic, romantic longing, and playful grotesque comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Károly Ujj Mészáros
- Release Date
- 2015-02-19
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (100)
Cast
- Mónika Balsai
- David Sakurai
- Szabolcs Bede-Fazekas
- Zoltán Schmied
- Gábor Reviczky
- Piroska Molnár
- Antal Cserna
- Győző Szabó
- Ági Gubík
- Kata Purt
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Liza, the Fox-Fairy about?
- A lonely Hungarian nurse becomes a fox-fairy whose romantic admirers die, forcing her to pursue love beneath a whimsical supernatural curse.
- What is Liza, the Fox-Fairy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Liza, the Fox-Fairy as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Liza, the Fox-Fairy violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Liza, the Fox-Fairy as moderate.
- What did critics think of Liza, the Fox-Fairy?
- Critics broadly embraced the film's inventive blend of Hungarian genre comedy, romantic fantasy, macabre humor, and distinctive visual style.
- Which films are like Liza, the Fox-Fairy?
- Films with a similar feel include Amélie, The City of Lost Children, and The Lure.
- How long is Liza, the Fox-Fairy?
- Liza, the Fox-Fairy runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Liza, the Fox-Fairy?
- In United States, Liza, the Fox-Fairy is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
