The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 429 1940s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Metacritic92/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
688 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean CocteauDirector
- Jean CocteauScreenplay
- Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean MaraisLa Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
- Josette DayBelle
- Marcel AndréBelle's Father
- Mila ParélyFélicie
- Nane GermonAdélaïde
- Michel AuclairLudovic
- Raoul MarcoThe Insurer
- Jean CocteauThe Voice of Magic (uncredited)
- Noël BlinFootman (uncredited)
- Christian MarquandFootman (uncredited)
- Gilles WatteauxFootman (uncredited)
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