La belle et la bête [videorecording] /
director, Jean Cocteau; producer, Andre Paulve; writer, Jean Cocteau.
- BFI, 2008.
- 1 videodisc (90 min.) : b&w.
- 012900
Made in 1946. Based on the story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Credits: music, Georges Auric; cinematographer, Henri Alekan. DVDN.
Cast: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel Andre, Mila Parely, Nane Germon, Michel Auclair.
Jean Cocteau's classic fantasy re-casts the well-known fairy tale. When Beauty's father picks a rose at a deserted castle, a beast in Prince's clothing appears and tells him he must die. He sends the man home to say good-bye to his family, whereupon Beauty offers to take her father's place. She goes off to the castle but instead of killing her, the beast falls in love with her.