Starring: Michel Auclair, Jean Marais, Nane Germon, Mila Parely, Marcel Andre, Josette Day

Directed by: Jean Cocteau

Cocteau addresses his version of Mme Leprince de Beaumont's eighteenth century fairy tale to "what remains of the child in all of us" and proceeds to take us into a realm of enchantment where nothing - not even the candelabra or the decorative carvings in the Beast's castle - is quite what it seems, where ugliness masks integrity and handsome faces conceal treachery.

Josette Day is lumionous 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. Cinematography, lighting, costume and set designs combine to make Le Belle et la bete a thrilling piece of cinema.

DVD EXTRAS

Interactive menus, Subtitles (English)

Soundtrack Languages

 Unknown Sound Format: French

Technical Details

Certification: PG
Duration: 89 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Full Screen / 1:1.33 (4:3) Standard
Cat. No: BFIVD528(BFI VIDEO PUBLISHING)
Subtitles: English

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