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Jean Cocteau's...

Beauty and the Beast

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1245L )
(1.33:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Beauty and the Beast
1946 - 120 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Visionary filmmaker and poet Jean Cocteau responded to the terrors and creative constraints of occupied France with this elaborately realized take on the classic fairy tale BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Suggested by his longtime collaborator and muse, French actor Jean Marais, the cinematic version of the fable first penned by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont became Cocteau's most celebrated film. Cocteau renders the story of a gentlehearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl in the style of the luminous paintings of Dutch master Vermeer. From the quaint and humorous scenes of Beauty's happy home to the ominous surreal spectacle of the Beast's enchanted estate, Cocteau transforms the simple tale of tragic love into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty. Marais is chilling as the lonely and tormented beast, projecting a wounded love for the glacial yet endearing Beauty (Josette Day), whose simple request for a rose from her father brings tragedy crashing down on her whole family. Cocteau expands upon the cinematic inventiveness first seen in his masterpiece BLOOD OF A POET with mirrors made of water, living statues, and candelabras fashioned from living arms, transforming a children's fable into a complex and radiant cinematic classic.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Jean Cocteau's haunting, lyrical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (originally released in France as La Belle et la Bte) stars Josette Day as Beauty and Jean Marais as the Beast. When a merchant (Marcel Andr) is told that he must die for picking a rose from the Beast's garden, his courageous daughter (Day) offers to go back to the Beast in her father's place. The Beast falls in love with her and proposes marriage; she refuses, having pledged her troth to a handsome prince (also played by Marais). Eventually, however, 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. The treachery of others results in Josette's inability to return the key on time, but it is revealed just before the celestial finale that the Beast is the genuinely "handsome" one, while the Prince is but a handsome facade hiding an ugly soul. Cocteau's vision isn't as cut and dried as Disney's, so you'll have to pay close attention to the 1946 Beauty and the Beast to absorb its subtext and hidden meanings. Almost as magnificent as Cocteau's imagery is the musical score by Georges Auric. --- Hal Erickson

Jean Cocteau's most popular film, this 1946 masterpiece is perhaps the most faithful of the many film versions of the 1756 fairy tale written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Though the ending is a bit on the strange side --- the Beast morphs into a prince who looks exactly like Belle's hapless suitor, and her disappointment is unmistakable --- the film features tight, economical storytelling and enough visual fireworks (including many stunningly executed optical effects) to enrapture viewers from beginning to end. The actors are uniformly wonderful: Josette Day makes a stunning Belle, and Cocteau regular Jean Marais excels in a triple role that includes the magnificent Beast. The real stars of the film, though, are Cocteau himself, who gives the film a shimmering, romantic look, and the brilliant costume and set design. The Beast's make-up, in particular, works beautifully; it's just realistic enough to be convincing, while allowing Marais to emote through his eyes and subtle facial tics. The unforgettable sets, which include human arm candelabras and moving statues, are a marvel of impressionistic romanticism, filled with symbolism that hints at the story's darker implications. Forget Disney --- this is the closest anyone's come to capturing the essence of a fairy tale on film. --- Mark Pittillo

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Cast for Beauty and the Beast

Josette Day - Beauty
Jean Marais - The Beast/ Avenant
Mila Parely - Adelaide
Nane Germon - Felice
Michel Auclair - Ludovic
Marcel Andr - The Merchant
Raoul Marco - The Usurer
Georges Auric
Jean Cocteau - Magic objects [uncredited] [Voice]

Crew for Beauty and the Beast

Jean Cocteau - Director / Screenwriter
Andr Paulve - Producer
Mme. Leprince DeBeaumont - Story Author
Henri Alkan - Cinematographer
Georges Auric - Composer (Music Score)
Claude Iberia - Editor
Christian Berard - Art Director / Costume Designer
Ren Moulaert - Set Designer
Marcel Escoffier - Costume Designer
Hagop Arakelian - Makeup
Ren Clment - Consultant/advisor / Technical Advisor
Irving Drutman - Consultant/advisor

Awards for Beauty and the Beast

Competing Film Jean Cocteau 1946 Cannes Film Festival
Prix Louis-Delluc (win) Cocteau, Jean 1946 France

Feature Details

Title: Beauty and the Beast
Feature Release Date: 1946
Genre: Drama
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 120 Minutes
Chapters: 31
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 5 Jun 1991
Catalog Number: CC1245L
UPC: 715515000116
ISBN: 1-55940-084-6
Manufacturer: 3M or IMATION
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 4
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: French
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1245L
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Jean Cocteau's...

Beauty and the Beast

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1245L )
(1.33:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Audio comentary and supplemental material
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...

Beauty and the Beast
1946 - 120 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Visionary filmmaker and poet Jean Cocteau responded to the terrors and creative constraints of occupied France with this elaborately realized take on the classic fairy tale BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Suggested by his longtime collaborator and muse, French actor Jean Marais, the cinematic version of the fable first penned by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont became Cocteau's most celebrated film. Cocteau renders the story of a gentlehearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl in the style of the luminous paintings of Dutch master Vermeer. From the quaint and humorous scenes of Beauty's happy home to the ominous surreal spectacle of the Beast's enchanted estate, Cocteau transforms the simple tale of tragic love into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty. Marais is chilling as the lonely and tormented beast, projecting a wounded love for the glacial yet endearing Beauty (Josette Day), whose simple request for a rose from her father brings tragedy crashing down on her whole family. Cocteau expands upon the cinematic inventiveness first seen in his masterpiece BLOOD OF A POET with mirrors made of water, living statues, and candelabras fashioned from living arms, transforming a children's fable into a complex and radiant cinematic classic.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Jean Cocteau's haunting, lyrical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (originally released in France as La Belle et la Bte) stars Josette Day as Beauty and Jean Marais as the Beast. When a merchant (Marcel Andr) is told that he must die for picking a rose from the Beast's garden, his courageous daughter (Day) offers to go back to the Beast in her father's place. The Beast falls in love with her and proposes marriage; she refuses, having pledged her troth to a handsome prince (also played by Marais). Eventually, however, 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. The treachery of others results in Josette's inability to return the key on time, but it is revealed just before the celestial finale that the Beast is the genuinely "handsome" one, while the Prince is but a handsome facade hiding an ugly soul. Cocteau's vision isn't as cut and dried as Disney's, so you'll have to pay close attention to the 1946 Beauty and the Beast to absorb its subtext and hidden meanings. Almost as magnificent as Cocteau's imagery is the musical score by Georges Auric. --- Hal Erickson

Jean Cocteau's most popular film, this 1946 masterpiece is perhaps the most faithful of the many film versions of the 1756 fairy tale written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Though the ending is a bit on the strange side --- the Beast morphs into a prince who looks exactly like Belle's hapless suitor, and her disappointment is unmistakable --- the film features tight, economical storytelling and enough visual fireworks (including many stunningly executed optical effects) to enrapture viewers from beginning to end. The actors are uniformly wonderful: Josette Day makes a stunning Belle, and Cocteau regular Jean Marais excels in a triple role that includes the magnificent Beast. The real stars of the film, though, are Cocteau himself, who gives the film a shimmering, romantic look, and the brilliant costume and set design. The Beast's make-up, in particular, works beautifully; it's just realistic enough to be convincing, while allowing Marais to emote through his eyes and subtle facial tics. The unforgettable sets, which include human arm candelabras and moving statues, are a marvel of impressionistic romanticism, filled with symbolism that hints at the story's darker implications. Forget Disney --- this is the closest anyone's come to capturing the essence of a fairy tale on film. --- Mark Pittillo

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Cast for Beauty and the Beast

Josette Day - Beauty
Jean Marais - The Beast/ Avenant
Mila Parely - Adelaide
Nane Germon - Felice
Michel Auclair - Ludovic
Marcel Andr - The Merchant
Raoul Marco - The Usurer
Georges Auric
Jean Cocteau - Magic objects [uncredited] [Voice]

Crew for Beauty and the Beast

Jean Cocteau - Director / Screenwriter
Andr Paulve - Producer
Mme. Leprince DeBeaumont - Story Author
Henri Alkan - Cinematographer
Georges Auric - Composer (Music Score)
Claude Iberia - Editor
Christian Berard - Art Director / Costume Designer
Ren Moulaert - Set Designer
Marcel Escoffier - Costume Designer
Hagop Arakelian - Makeup
Ren Clment - Consultant/advisor / Technical Advisor
Irving Drutman - Consultant/advisor

Awards for Beauty and the Beast

Competing Film Jean Cocteau 1946 Cannes Film Festival
Prix Louis-Delluc (win) Cocteau, Jean 1946 France

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