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Beauty and the Beast

1946 • 1h36m Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Rating

7.5/10

Popularity

2

The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.

Details

Director

Jean Cocteau

Screenplay

Jean Cocteau

Cast

Jean Marais

Josette Day

Marcel André

Release date

10/29/1946

Status

Released

Origin country

FR

Vote count

659