Beauty and the Beast (Criterion Collection Essential Art House Edition) - Foreign Films Classic Movies on DVD (1946) Starring Jean Marais & Josette Day; Directed by Jean Cocteau; Criterion : OLDIES.com

Beauty and the Beast

(Criterion Collection Essential Art House Edition)

Starring: Jean Marais & Josette Day Director: Jean Cocteau

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Item Number:
CRRN 3D

DVD Features:

Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame 1.33

Audio:

Dolby Digital - French
Subtitles - English

Entertainment Reviews:

New York Times - 04/17/1992

"...One of the most sophisticated and visually elegant films of all time....A haunting, original treasure..." -- Critic's Choice

Los Angeles Times - 02/25/1992

"...One of the most romantic films ever made. It is a movie touched by genius..."

Entertainment Weekly - 02/14/2003

"...A work that stands as one of French cinema's most influential films..."

Hollywood Reporter - 03/04/2003

"...There's an undeniable thrill in having BEAST unspool as Glass' hypnotic music swirls around the room..."

Product Description:

Visionary filmmaker and poet Jean Cocteau responded to the terrors and creative constraints of occupied France with this elaborately realized take on the classic fairy tale BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Suggested by his longtime collaborator and muse, French actor Jean Marais, the cinematic version of the fable first penned by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont became Cocteau's most celebrated film. Cocteau renders the story of a gentlehearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl in the style of the luminous paintings of Dutch master Vermeer. From the quaint and humorous scenes of Beauty's happy home to the ominous surreal spectacle of the Beast's enchanted estate, Cocteau transforms the simple tale of tragic love into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty. Marais is chilling as the lonely and tormented beast, projecting a wounded love for the glacial yet endearing Beauty (Josette Day), whose simple request for a rose from her father brings tragedy crashing down on her whole family. Cocteau expands upon the cinematic inventiveness first seen in his masterpiece BLOOD OF A POET with mirrors made of water, living statues, and candelabras fashioned from living arms, transforming a children's fable into a complex and radiant cinematic classic.

Plot Synopsis:

One of the great classics of cinema, Jean Cocteau's marvelous twist on the timeless fairy tale plunges the viewer into a stunningly dreamlike world.

Plot Keywords:

Classic | Fantasy | Recommended | Romance | Theatrical Release

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Jean Marais & Josette Day
Directed by		Jean Cocteau
Produced by		André Paulvé
Screenwriting by		Jean Cocteau
Director of Photography		Henri Alekan
Story by		Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Performer		Marcel Andre, Mila Parely, Michel Auclair & Nane Germon

DVD Details:

Label: Criterion
Originally Released in: 1946
Number of Discs: 1
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
Video: Black & White
Release Date: September 9, 2008
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 5,696
Item UPC: 715515032728
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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