Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

By Jean Cocteau

  • Genre: Classics
  • Release Date: 1946-01-01
  • Advisory Rating: NR
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Director: Jean Cocteau
  • Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
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Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day. The spectacular visions of enchantment, desire, and death in Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) have become timeless icons of cinematic wonder.

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  • Better than you think

    4
    By Jushar
    It is amazing how an atmosphere can be created with little backgrounds, and this Director is excellent for how he has created suspense. This is truly a classic and well worth watching, as the French version is a bit different from the US.

  • So Enchanting!!!

    5
    By L R C
    This is the most enchanting movie I have ever seen. When the beast comes to her at dinner, and woos her with words of love, if you are not in love by the end of this scene you can't fall in love. It has so inspired that hence and forever more I will always have a thing for a man with a hairball.

  • Lovely Movie!

    5
    By Expat89
    This is such a wonderful little film with a happy ending. The special effects is amazing for its time. Well worth the money!!

  • Beauty & the Beast

    1
    By WRLML
    This is not the movie I wanted. I was looking for the Disney version of this movie. It is very confusing when you show 2 trailers & 1 of them was not for this movie.

  • One of the great movies of all time

    5
    By jimmyshoefilmfan
    i first saw Beauty and The Beast in the 60s on my PBS stationn. I was in my teens and was so taken by the beauty of it I couldn't wate to see it again. It would be over 40 tears before I saw again and was not disappointed. It was every thing I remembered. Beautiful; photography, beautiful costu.mes and good sets. And then tere's the makeup. WOW!! It's a must see for a;; film fans.

  • This is no Disney

    5
    By Shredder 418
    Jean Cocteau's brilliant "Beauty and the Beast" is a visually captivating, beautiful, breathtaking masterpiece that belongs with the best films of all time. And while Disney's film is the greatest animated film ever made and deserves large recognition, I would put that masterpiece a drop below Cocteau's. Both films are masterpieces, and highly recommended.

  • In my top 10

    5
    By bodangersloot
    This is one the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. Once it finished I immediately grabbed for the remote and started it over. It's that good.

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