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Belle et La Bete, La: Re-master RRP 19.99

certificate PG Certificate
1946 (DVD: Aug 2008)
Black & White
France
Language(s): French
Subtitles: English (optional)
Published/distributed by BFI
ISBN/EAN: 5035673007716
Ratio 1.33:1
Region 2
Price: £19.99
(Including VAT at 20%)
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Belle et La Bete, La: Re-master RRP 19.99 
Cocteau, Jean
La Belle et la Bete is a landmark feat of cinematic fantasy in which master filmmaker Jean Cocteau conjures spectacular visions of enchantment, desire and death that have never been equalled. The BFI proudly presents the original film version of this fairy-tale masterpiece, in a digitally restored edition.

Josette Day is luminous yet feisty as Beauty, and Jean Marais gives one of his best performances as the Beast, at once brutal and gentle, rapacious and vulnerable, shamed and repelled by his own bloodlust. Cinematography, lighting, costume and set designs combine to make La Belle et la Bete a thrilling piece of cinema.

'One of the most spellbinding fairy tales in all cinema' The Times

'...sets standards in fantasy which few other filmmakers have reached... the sequences in the enchanted castle are pure magic.' Time Out

Other Cocteau titles also available on BFI DVD: Les Enfants Terribles, Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne.



Extras
* Full feature commentary by cultural historian Christopher Frayling
* Fully illustrated booklet containing posters, stills, artwork and an essay by Marina Warner.
* Digitally restored and remastered / newly created optional English subtitles
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