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La Belle et la Bête (1946)

Director: Jean Cocteau

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From Time Out Film Guide

Cocteau's fairytale set standards in fantasy which few other film-makers have reached. Despite the Vermeer-like compositions, he has some trouble capturing the right tone for the 'realistic' scenes, but the sequences in the enchanted castle - wonderfully designed by Christian Bérard complete with fantastic living statuary, and dignified by a Beast at once ferocious, erotic and genuinely tragic - are pure magic. René Clément is credited as co-director, but had very little to do with the mise en scène.

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Cast & crew

Director: Jean Cocteau

Producer: André Paulvé

Cast: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel André, Mila Parély, Michel Auclair, Nane Germon full cast

Duration: 100 mins


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