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La Belle Et La Bête

La Belle Et La Bête

Criterion/Voyager (Oct 29, 1946)
Family | Fantasy | Foreign | Romance
France | French | Black & White | 01:36
DVD
1 disc
Region 1

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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Jean Marais La Bête
Josette Day Belle
Mila Parély Félicie
Nane Germon Adélaïde
Michel Auclair Ludovic
Raoul Marco Merchant
Marcel André Belle's Father
Janice Felty La Belle (1995 opera version)
John Kuether The Father
Jacques Marbeuf
Ana María Martinez Félicie (1995 opera version)
Hallie Neill Adélaïde (1995 opera version)
Gregory Purnhagen La Bête
Zhengzhong Zhou Ludovic (1995 opera version)
Noël Blin Footman
Jean Cocteau Voice of Magic
Christian Marquand Footman
Gilles Watteaux Footman