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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0889116450585
Format: Black & White, Full Screen, Import, NTSC, Subtitled
Label: South Korea
Manufacturer: South Korea
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: South Korea
Region Code: 0.0
Running Time: 94 unknown-units
Sales Rank: 56382
Studio: South Korea
Theatrical Release Date: 1946
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Rating: - Outstanding
As a father of 2 young daughters who take playing the part of Princesses very near to the heart, I must say that this 'mature' version of the story is nothing short of brilliance.
Rating: - Sumptuous Perfection
Sheer curtains shimmer in hallways where characters float as if in a mist of dreams, appearing from velvety darkness. The sumptuous perfection of the black & white cinematography is a beauty even beyond the story, which is emotionally fulfilling and replete with contrasts of ethical significance. As with any great story, there are forces of darkness and light, a hero's journey and exciting moments of terror where the characters must overcome their deepest fears.
Both Belle and her ... Read More
Rating: - Jean Cocteau's unearthly masterpiece
In an attempt to meet more girls, I took French many, many years ago when I was still in junior high school (middle school to you young 'uns). In class, my French teacher treated us to a film screening of Jean Cocteau's LA BELLE ET LA BETE (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST). Truthfully, back then, I didn't think much of it other than being something too "arty." But, over the past two decades, I've seen this film a number of times and now have a decidedly higher opinion of it. LA BELLE ET LA BETE is a seriously ... Read More
Rating: - IT WAS BEAUTY THAT KILLED THE BEAST...
In this, his first feature film, director Jean Cocteau set a standard for filmmaking that not even he could surpass. A masterpiece of inventive, surreal imagery, this film captivates the viewer as few other films have. Haunting, lyrical, and enchanting, this film retells the story of an age old fairy tale classic, "Beauty and the Beast" by Jeanne Marie LePrince De Beaumont. The film is sheer poetry in motion.
This marvelous, exquisitely rendered adaptation centers around the core of the ... Read More
Rating: - "Don't pat me like an animal." "But you are an animal!"
Belle's father (Marcel André) has to go to town for business. He asks Belle (Josette Day) what she would like him to bring her. A Rose as there are no roses at home. On his way back from the city he must go through a mysterious forest in the evening. He stumbles upon an enchanted abode. There he is offered food and drink. On his exit the next morning he pilfers a prize rose to fulfill his daughters wish. Now he is confronted by the home owner La Bête (Jean Marais). For his indiscretion he is given ... Read More
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