What black & white film is this, with a unicorn in it?

[Knygathin]

Can someone help me identify a black and white European film from the 1940's, possibly '50s (or late '30s even?). I saw it at a film festival when young, but have not been able to retrace it since then. It is not a fantasy film, but one poetic moment a unicorn briefly appears from behind a hillock. I think it may be a French, Spanish, or possibly Italian film. For a while I thought it was by Jean Renoir, but having checked his films, I think not.

Or if it doesn't ring a bell, do you know of some Internet forum for old films, where they might know?

[peedeel]

Jun 3, 2021 21:09:48 GMT Knygathin said:

Can someone can help me identify a black and white European film from the 1940's, possibly '50s (or late '30s even?). I saw it at a film festival when young, but have not been able to identify it since then. It is not a fantasy film, but one poetic moment a unicorn briefly appears from behind a hillock. I think it may be a French, Spanish, or possibly Italian film. For a while I thought it was by Jean Renoir, but having checked his films, I think not.

Or if it doesn't ring a bell, do you know of some Internet forum for old films, where they might know?

Ah, that rare beast unum cornu [one horn]. Sadly I know nothing of the film in question. But I believe in literature the earliest author to make mention of the Unicorn was Ctesias (400 BC). The medieval notions surrounding the Unicorn suggest it could be caught by ‘placing a young virgin in his haunts’ - this according to Le Bestiaire Divin de Guillaume, Clerc de Normandie (13th century).

But I wish you luck in your continuing quest.

[peedeel]

Sorry I forgot to mention Classic Film: they claim to have 25.6K members in their film forum. The other is Help me name that movie.
All the best.