The Noonday Witch
Directed by Jiri Sadek, Matej Chlupacek, Michal Samir
After her husband commits suicide, guilt-ridden Eliska hides what happened from her daughter Anetka and moves them out to a small village in the Czech countryside. When Anetka discovers the truth, it attracts a mythical witch who soon threatens to tear mother from daughter forever. A stunningly shot and severely scary example of the too-rare “Daylight horror” subgenre, NOONDAY WITCH is a must for fans of THE BABADOOK, UNDER THE SHADOW and STILL/BORN.
A mythical witch comes for a widowed mother and her young daughter.
Cast: Anna Geislerova, Karolina Lipowska
Member Reviews
It was a miss for me. Every time the movie started to amp up in any sort of action, it cut to another scene, leaving it feeling flat. I think it could have been an excellent folk horror about a witch, but there was no history or background explaining any of it, and again, it just cut to other scenes, so you never got much out of the current story either. I see the panic in terms of a mother's fear of losing her child, but that's all it really was. A mother's possibly hysterical fears, so you never were sure of how much was real and how much was her losing her mind over isolation, paranoia, grief, trauma, lack of finances, and sleep deprivation. So, for the very slow build-up, there's not much in horror or a conclusion. No need to watch it a second time.
Posted a review on here ages ago which appears not have uploaded....weird. From what I can remember this was beautiful and haunting with an ominous and disturbing visual style that pummels you on a visceral level. Elements like the church bell are 'recurring childhood nightmare' worthy and there are feminist social commentaries here which are vital to address in today's world.
It’s okay but it shouldn’t be categorized as horror. This is more of a drama/thriller.
So I was looking forward to a horror movie in broad daylight kinda interesting but it wasn't. A slow burn kind of folk horror that was ok but gets pretty good in last 40 minutes. I wish we saw more of the witch background story started to get cool but then seemed to just fizzle out. we see alot of great character development but I felt we didn't need it cause it took away from what the movie was advertiseing a story about the noonday witch. All in all its good I enjoyed it but it needed some fixing up.
Well I wanted to see this because i thought a horror film in broad daylight could be like a unique concept. Overall this is the type of movie you have to really pay attention to to fully grasp i guess because it was a very slow burn. Last thirty minutes were a good try at picking it up and I do understand the idea I think I expected the execution to be way better. Feels more like a drama at times and I think they should have touched more on the folk tale of this witch just needed more horror and darker elements to spice it up. Good character development with the cast but I just felt we don't need to get to know some of them so personally because they don't add a ton to the story. But this movie was OK worth watching but won't blow you away .