| | Beauty And The Beast DVD (2 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Family DVDs, Foreign Films Movies, Romance Videos, Recommended, Classic, Fantasy, French, Criterion Collection | | Starring | Jean Marais, Josette Day, Michel Auclair, Marcel Andre, Nane Germon, Mila Parely | | Director | Jean Cocteau | | Director of Photography | Henri Alekan | | Producer | Andre Paulvé | | Screenwriter | Jean Cocteau | | Story | Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont |
Black & White; Standard Screen; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Director's Comments; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re One of the great classics of cinema, Jean Cocteau's marvelous twist on the timeless fairy tale plunges the viewer into a stunningly dreamlike world.
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. Beauty And The Beast Reviews: "...One of the most sophisticated and visually elegant films of all time....A haunting, original treasure..." -- Critic's Choice
-- Caryn James, New York Times "...One of the most romantic films ever made. It is a movie touched by genius..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...A work that stands as one of French cinema's most influential films..."
-- Tim Purtell, Entertainment Weekly "...There's an undeniable thrill in having BEAST unspool as Glass' hypnotic music swirls around the room..."
-- Glenn Abel, Hollywood Reporter Beauty And The Beast | List Price | $39.95 (You save $8.70) | | Studio | Criterion Collection | | Orig Year | 1946 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  7119  | | CD Universe Part number | 5520450 | | Catalog number | 130 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 11, 2003 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Belle et La Bete | | Running Time | 93 Minutes | | Additional Info | Black & White; Subtitled | | Movie Details | B&W; Black & White; Subtitled; Criterion Collection |
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Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: Film Restoration Demonstration
Interviews: Henri Alekan - Cinematographer
Audio Commentary:
1. Arthur Knight - Film Historian
2. Christopher Frayling - Cultural Historian
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. 1995 Restoration Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Stills/Photos
Fable:
1. English Translation of Original Leprinsce de Beaumont Fable
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