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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780026094
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0780026098
Label: Criterion
Manufacturer: Criterion
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Criterion
Release Date: February 11, 2003
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 27645
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: December 23, 1947
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This is definitely not the Disney version. While it remains faithful to the plot of the classic fairy tale by Leprince de Beaumont, Jean Cocteau's 1946 French romantic fantasy is the product of a sophisticated, mature sensibility in its tones and textures and, above all, in its surprising emotional power. With sparkling black-and-white imagery that, for once, is actually dreamlike rather than cute or kitschy, and with a Beast (Jean Marais) who is almost as glamorous with his silky blonde facial hair as he is clean shaven, the movie casts a seductive spell. It might actually be a little too rich and unsettling for kids. Even the costumes and the draperies are entrancingly ornate. Viewers intoxicated by this enveloping vision should consider moving on to Cocteau's even more aggressively other-worldly 1949 masterpiece Orpheus, in which Marais plays the doomed poet of ancient Greek legend, updated to a Parisian 'punk' milieu of motorcycles and black leather. --David Chute
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Undiscovered treasure
This item arrived quickly and in good condition. I saw a few minutes of this movie on television and I had to order a copy. I usually don't like sub titles, but this movie is almost magical. I don't know why I haven't heard more about this movie.
Rating: - C'era una volta......
Jean Cocteau was one of France's greatest poets, but he also made some magnficent films. He only helmed 5 films (maybe 6) as director, but everyone bore his unmistakeable stamp. This is one of his greatest films.
It simply retells a fairy tale that we are all familiar with. We know how it ends, we know how it begins, yet, everytime you see this film, it feels fresh, beautiful, and awe inspiring. It's shot in simple black and white film (stunningly so by Henri Alekan, who also shot ... Read More
Rating: - A cartoon comes to life
Don't laugh my bros. I'm still the same guy who loves my blood and gore flicks. But sometimes you gotta shake things up a bit. This adult fairy tale glides with an enchanting splendor and overwhelming grace. No seriously.
The horrors of the real world can corrupt us. As adults we try to push away the spirit of our childhood and repress all the indelible figments of our imagination. Any rekindling of our past fantasies is deemed a weakness, which is sad.
You probably know ... Read More
Rating: - A Masterpiece
This movie is beautiful from beginning to the end. By far one of my favourite movies of all time. The effects are superb. The costume, especially the Beast's are breathtaking. The sets and design of the movie are second to none. A true classic Movie Masterpiece!
Rating: - A Movie to Remember
If you want to know what these "Fairy Tales" were originally meant to impart, then this is the movie for you. Beyond that is the level of acting and directing that you wouldn't expect in a "dress-up" production. Everything is superb and that includes the emotions that you catch yourself reliving days later.
Words do not do this movie justice. Cocteau's "Beauty and the Beast" needs to be experienced for the event and adventure that it is, but for the beauty and tenderness, as well. It ... Read More
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