Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Original title: La Belle et la Bête
Beauty and the Beast is a 1946 French-language drama movie directed by Jean Cocteau, with a running time of 1h 36m. It stars Jean Marais, Josette Day and Marcel André.
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.
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Cast
- Jean Marais as La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
- Josette Day as Belle
- Marcel André as Belle's Father
- Mila Parély as Félicie
- Nane Germon as Adélaïde
- Michel Auclair as Ludovic
- Raoul Marco as The Insurer
- Jean Cocteau as The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
- Noël Blin as Footman (uncredited)
- Christian Marquand as Footman (uncredited)
- Gilles Watteaux as Footman (uncredited)
