Beauty and the Beast
by Jean Cocteau1h401945France
Recommended byMartin Scorsese, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Pascale Ferran, Christophe Gans, Jerry Schatzberg, Agnès Jaoui, Jaco Van Dormael
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A beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.
Credits
- Photo Director : Henri Alekan
- Distributor : M6
- Sound Recorder : Jacques Lebreton, Jacques Carrère
- Original Music : Georges Auric
- Costume Design : Marcel Escoffier, Antonio Castillo
- Original Work Author : Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
- Production Compagny : Les Films André Paulvé
- Set Decoration : Christian Bérard, Lucien Carré, René Moulaert
- Editing : Claude Ibéria
- Producer : André Paulvé
- Dialogs : Jean Cocteau
- Director : Jean Cocteau
- Scenario : Jean Cocteau
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1945
- French release date : 29 octobre 1946
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : French
Bonus exclusive content
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Pascale Ferran
about Beauty and the Beast
The closest director to Cocteau is Hitchcock - at the same time by the permanent visual invention and by the question of suspense.
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Michel Legrand
about Beauty and the Beast
Je préférais voir des films comme des cauchemars, comme des rêves.
Bonus archives
- See special featureCinéma Cinémas 05/12/1984: 7 faux raccords. Discussion avec Henri Alekan, chef opérateur
- See special featureChef d'oeuvre d'août 01/08/1979 : René Clément à propos de La Belle et la bête
- See special featureCinéma cinémas - Jean Marais octobre 1987 - Jean Marais évoque son rapport aux cinéastes
- See special featureLe cinéma des cinéastes 31/12/1978 : Henri Alekan, chef-opérateur, à propos de son métier et de La Belle et la bête
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