{"id":21344,"date":"2025-02-13T01:23:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T01:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?p=21344"},"modified":"2025-02-13T01:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T01:30:35","slug":"beauty-and-the-beast-cocteau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/beauty-and-the-beast-cocteau\/","title":{"rendered":"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST<\/h2>\n

| 1946 (Digitally Restored in 2013)\u00a0– 96′ – Drama,\u00a0Romance, Adventure, Fantasy, Classic, Film & Literature, Family 14+.
\nWritten by:\u00a0Jean Cocteau,\u00a0Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.
\nBased on the Book by:\u00a0Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve.
\nDirected by:\u00a0Jean Cocteau.
\nStarring:\u00a0Josette Day,\u00a0Jean Marais,\u00a0Marcel Andr\u00e9, Mila Par\u00e9ly, Nane Germon, Michel Auclair, Raoul Marco, Jean Cocteau.
\nOfficial Selection Cannes International Film Festival 1946.Official Selection COLCOA 2014<\/strong>.
\nIn French with English subtitles or in English.
\nA The Criterion Collection\u00a0release. |<\/span><\/p>\n

For modern audiences, the shimmering black and white of Jean Cocteau\u2019s masterwork might obscure its visual opulence, much the same way as the animal features of the Beast obscure his inner humanity. Look beyond that, because this stylish, adult rendition of the famous 18th\u00a0century fairytale is one of the highlights of French postwar cinema. Unlike the break to neorealism that marked the postwar films of Italy, France tended to continue in the styles established in the Vichy years. But like all Cocteau films, this is foremost a personal exploration, a poetic total immersion into allegory and symbolism. Nevertheless, the surreal yet realistic sets, Jean Marais\u2019s convincing prosthetic make-up \u2013 which took five hours to apply \u2013 the Vermeer-like framing by legendary cinematographer Henri Alekan, all of these were remarkable achievements given the limited means at Cocteau\u2019s disposal. Don\u2019t miss this fully restored big-screen presentation of the film\u00a0Empire\u00a0magazine ranks 26th\u00a0among the 100 Best Films of World Cinema.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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