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Lore: They Made a Tonic (2017)
Not bad, but....
The first episode of 'Lore' was entertaining enough, it kind of reminds me of the 90s TV show 'Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction', with the difference that 'Lore' aims to present true events, that later became fiction.
With that in mind, the creators could have done a better work researching the origins of the vampire myth. The episode came to the conclusion, that the story of the Brown family inspired Bram Stoker's well known Gothic novel 'Dracula' (1897). While this might be the case, it was surely not the only source of Stoker's inspiration as presented in the show. Also it is highly doubtful, that it was a newspaper in the USA that coined the term 'Vampire'. Bram Stoker was not even the first writer to publish a vampire story. The first vampire story in English was published in 1819, written by John Polidori, the title was 'The Vampyre' (there is also an interesting story behind the novela).
With that in mind I recommend to take the 'educational facts' of this otherwise entertaining, well acted and nicely animated show with a grain of salt.
Liza, a rókatündér (2015)
Fictional 70s Hungary meets Japanese culture
Liza, the Fox-fairy is one of the most pleasant surprises I ever had watching a Hungarian movie. The cinematography and scenery were beautiful, the actors did an excellent job. The idea of adding Japanese pop culture and mythology to a fictional capitalistic 70's Hungarian scenery might seem a little far fetched at first, but it really works well. The story was captivating.
Most reviewers mention Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 'Amélie' and Wes Anderson's movies as probable inspirations. I have to agree, but these influences are not explicit at all, they stay on a vibe level. Also I have to add, it's way darker than those movies and that it has more of a 'Delicatessen' mood, (also) a Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro movie.
Anyway, if you like weird love stories with dark twists and dark humor you should definitely give this movie a chance.