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Beauty and the Beast (re-release)

Universal acclaim
Based on 7 critic reviews
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Based on 5 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Fantasy
Written by:
Jean Cocteau (also story and dialogue)
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (story)
Directed by: Jean Cocteau
Release Date:
Theatrical: August 16, 2002
DVD: June 2, 1998
Running Time: 93 minutes, B / W
Origin: France
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély, Nane Germon, and Michel Auclair
Jean Cocteau's 1946 classic, newly restored to its original glorious black and white splendor. (Film Forum)
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What The Critics Said
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TV Guide Staff (Not credited)
A masterpiece. It is a credit to Cocteau's genius (and to that of his collaborators) that he has taken the unreal world of a fairy tale and made it as real as the world around us.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Cocteau, a poet and surrealist, was not making a "children's film" but was adapting a classic French tale that he felt had a special message after the suffering of World War II: Anyone who has an unhappy childhood may grow up to be a Beast.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
Beautifully remastered and containing Cocteau's long-unseen special prologue and credits -- is as much a feat of feverish delight as it was in the dark days of Vichy and WWII.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
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.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
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.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michael Miller
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.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jeff K gave it a10:
Magical film.
peter r gave it a10:
I laughed, I cried, I felt my balls.
[Anonymous] gave it an 8:
A great movie with great attention to detail, but unless you pay VERY close attention, you get lost easily.
Laura D. gave it a 10:
Dale and i LOVE the bit when the candlestick turns back into the french man! hehe xxx
