Definitely not my favorite version of the classic story but the way the beast looks and is shown is something I absolutely adore. I just wish I liked the first act better because while its still good I also thought it kinda took away from the already short runtime so not everything felt cohesive as a result but what is here is still really good.
Beauty and the Beast
Once upon a time…
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
10/29/1946Runtime
96 minsOverview
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.
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FrenchBudget
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A dreamlike fairy tale that dissolves into something stranger and more haunting, part love story, part meditation on desire and death rendered in haunting black and white photography.
Mood
RomanticMelancholicWistfulUnsettling
Themes
LoveRedemptionMortality
Tone
Tender
Pacing
Meditative
Look
Black and whitePainterlyFormalist
Structure
Linear
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Josette Day
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Marcel André
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Mila Parély
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Nane Germon
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Michel Auclair
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Raoul Marco
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Jean Cocteau
The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
Noël Blin
Footman (uncredited)
Christian Marquand
Footman (uncredited)
Gilles Watteaux
Footman (uncredited)
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