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FILM DETAILS

Certificate U

Cast Jean Marais Josette Day

Directors Jean Cocteau

Screenwriters

Running Time 96 minutes

Belle et la bête, La (U)

Plot
One day, a merchant get lost in the forest and enters a strange castle. He picks up a rose for Beauty, what makes the castle's owner appear. He is a monster, half-human (body) and half-beast (paws, head), and he has magic powers. He sentenced the merchant to death, unless one of his daughters replaces him. Beauty sacrifices herself for her father and go to the castle. She will discover that the Beast is not so wild and inhuman than it looks.

Verdict
Brilliant fairytale fantasy, well ahead of It's time.


Reviewer: Louise Brealy

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