Beauty and the Beast (1946)
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.
Director:
Jean Cocteau
Writer:
Jean Cocteau
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Jean Marais as La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant |
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Josette Day as Belle |
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Marcel André as Belle's Father |
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Mila Parély as Félicie |
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Nane Germon as Adélaïde |
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Michel Auclair as Ludovic |
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Raoul Marco as The Insurer |
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Jean Cocteau as The Voice of Magic (uncredited) |
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Noël Blin as Footman (uncredited) |
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Christian Marquand as Footman (uncredited) |
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Gilles Watteaux as Footman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jean Cocteau | Director |
| Writing | Jean Cocteau | Screenplay |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Henri Alekan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Claude Ibéria | Editor |
| Art | Christian Bérard | Production Design |
| Art | Lucien Carré | Production Design |
| Art | Lucien Carré | Set Decoration |
| Art | René Moulaert | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonio Castillo | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Escoffier | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hagop Arakelian | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Jean Cocteau | Story |
| Writing | Jean Cocteau | Dialogue |
| Sound | Roger Desormière | Conductor |
| Production | André Paulvé | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jacques Carrère | Sound |
| Sound | Jacques Lebreton | Sound |
| Writing | Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont | Novel |
| Directing | René Clément | First Assistant Director |
