Herz was best known for his work in the horror genre ; he was one of the few Czechoslovak film directors working horror films during the Communist period . His other horror works included 1972 murder drama '' Morgiana '' and a gothic re-interpretation of the fairy tale '' Beauty and the Beast '' ( ) in 1978 . Herz 's 1971 drama '' Oil Lamps '' ( ) was in competition for the Palme D'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival . Herz 's 1976 film '' Day for My Love '' , a drama about the death of a child , was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival
27th Berlin International Film Festival
27th Berlin International Film Festival
Juraj Herz