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Beauty and the Beast

Name: Beauty and the Beast
Director: Jean Cocteau
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1946
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel André, Mila Parély, Nane Germon

The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.

1946 · Directed by Jean Cocteau · 96 min · Drama · Fantasy · Romance · 37 frames

Tagline

Once upon a time…

Crew

Screenplay: Jean Cocteau
Cinematography: Henri Alekan
Edited by: Claude Ibéria
Music: Georges Auric
Production design: Christian Bérard, Lucien Carré

Cast

Jean Marais as La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
Josette Day as Belle
Marcel André as Belle's Father
Mila Parély as Félicie
Nane Germon as Adélaïde
Michel Auclair as Ludovic
Raoul Marco as The Insurer
Jean Cocteau as The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
Noël Blin as Footman (uncredited)
Christian Marquand as Footman (uncredited)

Production

Country: France
Language: French
Studios: Andre Paulve Film
Themes: underdog, daughter, monster, beauty, rose, black and white, romantic

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