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La Belle et la Bete (Remastered)

Jean Cocteau, 1946

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DVD Extras

Remastered edition with optional subtitles
Full feature commentary by cultural historian Christopher Frayling
Fully illustrated booklet containing posters, stills, artwork and an essay by Marina Warner.

Film Details

Director	Jean Cocteau
Year	1946
Country	Europe, France

Cast

Jean Marais, Josette Day

Technical Details

Certificate	PG
Length	90 mins
Label	BFI
Format	DVD B&W
Region	2
Aspect	1.33:1
Cat No	BFIVD771
Main Language	French

Film Description

A landmark feat of cinematic fantasy in which master filmmaker Jean Cocteau conjures spectacular visions of enchantment, desire and death. Josette Day is luminous yet feisty as Beauty, and Jean Marais gives one of his best performances as the Beast, at once brutal and gentle, rapacious and vulnerable, shamed and repelled by his own bloodlust.

Relentlessly romantic, beautifully mounted and flawlessly acted, this re-telling of the classic "Beauty and the Beast" avoids all sentimentality and has universal appeal.

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By Clinton Morgan on 28th August 2002

I love this film. It's like liquid light to soothe your eyes. The enchanted castle brings out the smile in me. Nevertheless I also like the scenes set in "the real more >