Beauty and the Beast
1946 · Movie · 90 min. · France
A half-ruined merchant lives in the country with his son Ludovic and his three daughters. Two of the daughters, Felicie and Adelaide, are real shrews, selfish, pretentious, evil. They exploit the third daughter, Belle, as a servant. One day, the merchant gets lost in the forest and enters a strange castle. He picks up a rose for Belle and the castle's owner appear. He is a monster, half-human, half-beast, and possesses magic powers. He sentences the merchant to death, unless he give up one of his daughters. Belle sacrifices herself for her father and goes to the castle, discovering that the Beast is not so wild and inhuman as it seems.
Direction Jean Cocteau
Cast Jean Marais · Josette Day · Marcel André · Mila Parély · Nane Germon · Michel Auclair · Christian Marquand
Soundtrack Georges Auric
Screenplay Jean Cocteau · Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Cinematography Henri Alekan
Original title La Belle et la Bête
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