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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 29, 1946

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

User Score

75%

Original Title

La Belle et la Bête

Production Companies

Andre Paulve Film

Director

Jean Cocteau

Description

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.