Beauty and the Beast (French: La Belle et la Bête) is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont's fairy tale. Directed by French poet/filmmaker Jean Cocteau, the film stars Josette Day as Belle and Jean Marais as both Avenant and The Beast. The plot revolves around Belle's father who is sentenced to death for picking a rose from Beast's garden. Belle offers to go back to the Beast in her father's place. Beast falls in love with her and proposes marriage on a nightly basis which she refuses. Belle eventually becomes more drawn to Beast, who tests her by letting her return home to her family telling her that if she doesn't return to him within a week, he will die of grief.
Cast
* Jean Marais — La Bête (The Beast) / The Prince / Avenant
* Josette Day — Belle
* Mila Parély — Félicie
* Nane Germon — Adélaïde
* Michel Auclair — Ludovic
* Raoul Marco — The Usurer
* Marcel André — Belle's Father
Inspiré par de nombreux tableaux, ce film a inspiré, sans nul doute de nombreux artistes. Voyez peut être dans la scène du repas certaines photographies de Witkin.
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