Beauty and the Beast Movie Review 1946

The classic medieval fairy tale is brought to life on the big screen for the first time. Beauty takes the place of her father after he is sentenced to die by the horrible Beast and falls in love with him. Cocteau uses the story's themes and famous set-pieces to create a cohesive and captivating surreal hymn to romantic love that is still the definitive version of B&B. In French with subtitles.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Adapted from a Fairy Tale, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Jean Cocteau

Cast

Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel Andre, Mila Parely, Nane Germon, Michel Auclair

Cinematography

Henri Alekan

Director

Jean Cocteau

Music

Georges Auric

Producer

Jean Cocteau