Beauty and the Beast
La Belle et la Bête
1946, Film, 93 min, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, French, France, MoviePedia score 81
Once upon a time…
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.
Directed by Jean Cocteau, René Clément
Cast
- Jean Marais as Avenant
- Josette Day as Belle
- Mila Parély as Félicie
- Nane Germon as Adélaïde
- Michel Auclair as Ludovic
- Raoul Marco as Merchant
- Marcel André as Belle's Father
- Janice Felty as La Belle
- John Kuether as The usurer
- Jacques Marbeuf
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