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Beauty and the beast

Cocteau?s film is largely a faithful realization of the fairy tale, originally written in 1756 by French by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. At its simplest and most direct, the film paints a moral lesson: Who and what you are ? your true nature ? matters more than your appearance. But Cocteau's film exists on many other levels as well, which is why it continues to appeal as much to adults as children. There have been many interpretations, including symbolist, Jungian, Freudian, deconstructionist, and even gay readings.

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  • "Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the beast"
  • "Global Video teaching kit for the story of Beauty and the beast"@en
  • "Beauty and the beast"
  • "Belle et la bête"
  • "Belle et la bete"

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  • "Imágenes simbólicas de las pasiones humanas."
  • "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."
  • "Dramatized adaptation of the classic fairy tale by Mme. Leprince de Beaumont."
  • "An enchanting fairy tale of a beautiful young woman who fell in love with a beast."
  • "The true love of a beautiful woman restores a beast to the handsome young prince he was, before a spell was cast on him."
  • "Cocteau?s film is largely a faithful realization of the fairy tale, originally written in 1756 by French by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. At its simplest and most direct, the film paints a moral lesson: Who and what you are ? your true nature ? matters more than your appearance. But Cocteau's film exists on many other levels as well, which is why it continues to appeal as much to adults as children. There have been many interpretations, including symbolist, Jungian, Freudian, deconstructionist, and even gay readings."@en
  • "The dignified and noble beast falls in love with the beautiful young woman."
  • "Dramatized adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Tells the fable of the kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty whose love releases the prince in him. Contains such visual displays as tears that become real diamonds and walls that grow arms to light Beauty's path through the castle of the Beast."
  • "A modern retelling of the fable of Beauty and the Beast. Relying heavily on the talents of cameraman Henri Alekan, director Jean Cocteau adapted Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont's story to create a vision where the world of magic and fable exist side by side with the lives of ordinary humans. The action begins in a modest home where Belle lives with her father, her two vain and greedy stepsisters, and her useless brother. One night, Belle's father goes to town only to learn that a ship he has invested in may have sunk during a storm. On the way back he becomes lost and stumbles upon the Beast's castle deep in the forest. Cocteau creates a timeless world where events take place somewhere between dream and reality. Jean Cocteau was influenced by his contemporaries, the surrealists; the castle where the Beast resides is a surrealist's paradise where disembodied arms move candleabras as Beauty passes by, and invisible servants serve sumptuous meals."
  • "A modern retelling of the fable of Beauty and the Beast. Relying heavily on the talents of cameraman Henri Alekan, director Jean Cocteau adapted Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont's story to create a vision where the world of magic and fable exist side by side with the lives of ordinary humans. The action begins in a modest home where Belle lives with her father, her two vain and greedy stepsisters, and her useless brother. One night, Belle's father goes to town only to learn that a ship he has invested in may have sunk during a storm. On the way back he becomes lost and stumbles upon the Beast's castle deep in the forest. Cocteau creates a timeless world where events take place somewhere between dream and reality. Jean Cocteau was influenced by his contemporaries, the surrealists; the castle where the Beast resides is a surrealist's paradise where disembodied arms move candleabras as Beauty passes by, and invisible servants serve sumptuous meals."@en
  • "Dramatized adaptation of the fairytale."
  • "Cocteau chose the fable of Beauty and the Beast for adaptation to the cinema because it corresponded to his personal mythology. He acknowledged that the truth of the story led him to what he called an 'unreal realism'. This is most evident in the stylisation of the Beast's castle (given great solidity) and in Belle's journey to it. Belle's family life is parodied. The costumes and camera style have their origins in Dutch painting, particularly in the work of Vermeer."
  • "Cocteau chose the fable of Beauty and the Beast for adaptation to the cinema because it corresponded to his personal mythology. He acknowledged that the truth of the story led him to what he called an 'unreal realism'. This is most evident in the stylisation of the Beast's castle (given great solidity) and in Belle's journey to it. Belle's family life is parodied. The costumes and camera style have their origins in Dutch painting, particularly in the work of Vermeer."@en
  • "Fantaisie surréaliste sur l'illusion de la beauté et le réalisme de la vérité. Pour sauver la vie de son père, une belle jeune femme accepte de se donner à un châtelain à l'apparence féline. Quand elle en vient à l'aimer, il se transforme en prince charmant."
  • ""Pour l'offrir à sa fille, le père de la Belle cueille, sans le savoir, une rose appartenant au jardin de la Bête, qui s'en offense. Afin de sauver son père, la Belle accepte de partir vivre au château de la Bête. "--Site allocine.fr, visionné le 14 août 2013."
  • "Dramatized adaptation of the fairy."
  • "A beast is really a handsome young prince under a spell. It takes the true love of a beautiful young woman to restore him to his true form."
  • "This magical film brings to life the classic fairy tale of the Beast who falls in love with self-sacrificing Beauty and is able to become a prince through her love."
  • "The classic fairy tale about the kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty whose love releases the prince in him is brought to the screen using magical visual effects. The costumes and lighting take their inspiration from Dutch painting, particularly the work of Vermeer.(Circulates)."@en
  • "Poet of the French cinema Jean Cocteau transforms fantasy into reality in this exquisite adaptation of Mme. Marie Leprince de Beaumont's fairy tale. Breath-taking imagery draws viewers into the enchanced realm of the magnificent beast and the gentle beauty who discovers the sensitive soul hidden behind his monstrous exterior. Beauty and the beast is Cocteau's personal statement on the power of love."@en

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  • "Musical films"
  • "Feature films"
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Motion pictures, French"
  • "Films fantastiques"
  • "Films d'amour"
  • "Speelfilm"
  • "Adaptations"
  • "Fantasy films"
  • "Fantasy films"@en
  • "Films de fiction"
  • "Video"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Longs métrages"
  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Film adaptations"@en
  • "Drames (Films)"
  • "Video recordings"@en
  • "Video recordings"
  • "fiction"

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  • "Belle et la bête (Film cinématographique)"
  • "Beauty and the beast Janus Collection"
  • "Beauty and the beast = La belle et la bete"
  • "La belle et la bête Beauty and the beast"
  • "Belle et la bête (Motion picture)"
  • "Belle et la bête (Excerpt: [1946?])"
  • "Belle et la bête (Motion picture: 1946)"
  • "Beauty and the Beast"
  • "Belle et la bete"
  • "Beauty and the beast"@en
  • "Beauty and the beast"
  • "Belle et la bête (Motion picture : 1946)"

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