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Beauty and the Beast
Once upon a time
Once upon a time
Drama, Fantasy, Romance - 1946
7.9
N/A
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The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.
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Orpheus
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The Blood of a Poet
(1932)
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Testament of Orpheus
(1960)
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(1948)
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The Eagle with Two Heads
(1948)
Political intrigue and psychological drama run parallel. The queen is in seclusion, veiling her face for the ten years since her husband's assassination, longing to join him in death. Stanislas, a poet whose pen name is Azrael, is a suicidal anarchist, his imagination haunted into hate by longing for this queen who's drawn apart. He en...

Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
96 min
Release date:
29 Oct 1946
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A daring artist, working in a difficult time of shortages and old equipment, convened 'a little village of workmen' and packaged a dream for the ages.
– Jane Sumner,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Nov 2002
fresh:
Studied or not for philosophy, this is a sensuously fascinating film, a fanciful poem in movement given full articulation on the screen.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Cocteau's fairytale set standards in fantasy which few other film-makers have reached.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
11 Feb 2006
rotten:
Unduly slow pace and repetitious use of trick sets hurts chances of this film.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
7 Jul 2010
fresh:
A sublime, sumptuous film directed by Jean Cocteau with the help of Rene Clement.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
7 Dec 2012
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