Beauty and the Beast
4,820
Fantasy. Romance. Drama
A half-ruined merchant lives in the country with his son Ludovic and his three daughters. Two of the daughters, Felicie and Adelaide, are real shrews, selfish, pretentious, evil. They exploit the third daughter, Belle, as a servant. One day, the merchant gets lost in the forest and enters a strange castle. He picks up a rose for Belle and the castle's owner appear. He is a monster, half-human, half-beast, and possesses magic powers. He ... [+]
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United Kingdom | The Times | "What's mesmerising about Cocteau's film is the seriousness with which it regards the fairytale material, combined with an eerie, dreamlike production design that's more effective precisely because it's more real." | POS |
United States | The Wall Street Journal | "'Beauty and the Beast' remains a profound exploration of the human and animal worlds, light and darkness, and love and art." | POS |
United States | Chicago Reader | "A sublime, sumptuous film" | POS |
United Kingdom | London Evening Standard | "Children, as well as adults, may find the atmosphere dangerously addictive." | POS |
United States | Boston Globe | "Endures as an improbable dreamscape that marries the apex of cinema to a classic fable" | POS |
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