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Beauty and the Beast (re-release)
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Beauty and the Beast (re-release) reviews


9.6

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MPAA 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)

GENRE(S):	Fantasy
WRITTEN BY:	Jean Cocteau (also story and dialogue) Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (story)
DIRECTED BY:	Jean Cocteau
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: June 2, 1998 Video: September 24, 1996 Theatrical: August 16, 2002
RUNNING TIME:	93 minutes, B / W
ORIGIN:	France
LANGUAGE(S):	French (with English subtitles)

Original French title "La Belle et la Bête"

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100

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.

100

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.

100

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.

100

Dallas Observer Jean Oppenheimer

So enchanting it takes your breath away.

100

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.

100

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.

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.

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

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Beauty and the Beast (re-release) Cowboy Pictures

Beauty and the Beast (re-release)
Cowboy Pictures