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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

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  1. LauraD.
    Oct 11, 2002
    10
    Dale and i LOVE the bit when the candlestick turns back into the french man! hehe xxx
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  2. JeffK
    Jun 20, 2006
    10
    Magical film.
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  3. peterr
    Dec 14, 2003
    10
    I laughed, I cried, I felt my balls.
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  4. [Anonymous]
    Aug 15, 2003
    8
    A great movie with great attention to detail, but unless you pay VERY close attention, you get lost easily.
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  5. monkeybrainspit
    Mar 1, 2011
    10
    “Il était une fois . . .” Belle (Josette Day), one of four siblings, slaves away in her home day and night while her two older sisters happily spend their father’s remaining fortune. Having lost his merchant ships at sea, the father (played by Marcel Andre) is on the brink of losing it all. In learning of an opportunity to repair the damage, Belle’s father takes to the road but not before being requested for a rose by his over-worked daughter. On his journey, Belle’s father stumbles upon a hidden castle and takes a rose. Unhappy with this act the castle's owner, a beast, provides him with an unusual ultimatum. It’s the little things that get me excited about watching this classic. Cocteau’s message in the introduction; the politeness to ask of the audience ‘. . . a little of this childlike simplicity’, referring to his belief that ‘children believe what we tell them’. Also, the subtle pans on a passing subject like an eye being momentarily distracted from its main focus. Everybody knows the tale of Beauty & the Beast, but Cocteau’s interpretation brings with it a sincere beauty very rarely seen in cinema. To describe it as anything less than perfection would be to do it injustice. Direction: 10/10 (Jean Cocteau is truly a master of cinema. His work speaks for itself) Cinematography: 10/10 (Henri Alekan truly captured Cocteau’s vision with confidence) Editing: 10/10 (Claude Iberia merges the imagery seamlessly) Acting: 10/10 (Jean Marais’ captures the beast’s fragility and Josette Day nurtures it) Dialogue: 10/10 (Beautifully poetic, as was common with many European films at the time) Sound: 10/10 (The well balanced sound creates a divine ambience) Effects: 10/10 (Easily ahead of its time and executed with such accuracy) Art Direction: 10/10 (The castles aesthetic is hard to dislike. Every set is painstakingly perfect) Costumes: 10/10 (The team naturally encompass the Beast’s powerfulness and Belle’s purity) Music and/or Score: 10/10 (Auric’s work is mesmerising to say the least. A perfect accompaniment to this lovely fairy tale) Total Score: 100/100 I really could write several pages on the real beauty – this film. Cinema lovers beware, you will fall in love with the beauty.… Expand
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92 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
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  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    100
    One of the great marvels of the medium, a film that you cannot miss if you hope to be literate in cinema -- or, indeed, if you seek acquaintance with the great works of modern times.
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  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    The timeless fairy tale about a young woman who agrees to dwell with a mysterious monster, as interpreted in 1946 by one of cinema's most brilliant visual stylists and mythmakers.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Miller
    40
    Viewers must get in touch with their inner child to fall for Belle's eventual love for Beast. The film seems somewhat aware of this, casting an ambiguous hue on its happily-ever-after conclusion.
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