Beauty and the Beast (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]
Criterion Collection

July 19th, 2011

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Rating: 4.8 / 5.0 (150 votes)

Released: 2011-07-19
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Beauty and the Beast (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] by Criterion Collection

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Director Jean Cocteau	Studio Criterion Collection	Runtime 93	Rated Unrated	Binding Blu-ray

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The sublime adaptation by Jean Cocteau (Orpheus) of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece–in which the true love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast–is a landmark feat of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais (Orpheus) and Josette Day (Les parents terribles). The spectacular visions of enchantment, desire, and death in Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bete) have become timeless icons of cinematic wonder.

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Jean Marais
Josette Day

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Editorial Review

Beauty and the Beast is one of the all-time great movie fantasies, and one of the most gorgeous pictures ever made. It was the first feature film by French director Jean Cocteau, a writer, poet, and painter with ties to the surrealists. (In fact, his first film, The Blood of a Poet, was delayed after the scandal caused by L'Age D'Or, made by his fellow surrealists Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.) The haunting, surreal visuals (candelabra made of human hands, for example) and a sensitive performance by Jean Marais as the Beast imbue the film with an indelible, mythical power. –Jim Emerson