Beauty and the Beast (1946) - (The Criterion Collection - #6) [DVD9] [2003]
A Film by Jean Cocteau
1 Original Dual-Layer DVD Image (.ISO) = 7.15 Gb | 400 Mb RARs | FileSonic/Netload/FileServe/Hotfile
Classic/Fantasy/Drama | 1.33:1 | Black and White | French Dolby Digital Mono | English Subtitles | 93 min
A Film by Jean Cocteau
1 Original Dual-Layer DVD Image (.ISO) = 7.15 Gb | 400 Mb RARs | FileSonic/Netload/FileServe/Hotfile
Classic/Fantasy/Drama | 1.33:1 | Black and White | French Dolby Digital Mono | English Subtitles | 93 min
Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day. The spectacular visions of enchantment, desire, and death in Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) have become timeless icons of cinematic wonder.
MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Jean Cocteau
COUNTRY: France
YEAR: 1946
Cast & Credits
Cast
Avenant/Beast/Prince Ardent Jean Marais
Belle Josette Day
Félicie Mila Parély
Adélaïde Nane Germon
Ludovic Michel Auclair
Moneylender Raoul Marco
The merchant (Belle’s father) Marcel André
Credits
Director Jean Cocteau
Written and directed by Jean Cocteau
Cinematography Henri Alekan
Based on the short story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Music Georges Auric
Editing Claude Ibéria
"Illustrated" by Christian Bèrard
Technical consultant René Clément
Art director René Moulaërt and Lucien Carré
Costume design Marcel Escoffier
From the house of Paquin
Makeup Hagop Arakelian
Sound Jacques Lébreton and Jacques Carrere
A production of André Paulvé
DVD:
DVD RELEASE: February 11, 2003
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 6
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.33:1
BLACK & WHITE
AUDIO: French Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 93 minutes
EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Decrypter
DVD: 1 Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: Image (.ISO) + MDS file
FILE SIZE: 7.15 GB
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Disc Features
High-definition digital transfer from restored film elements (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
Philip Glass’s opera La Belle et la Bête, as an alternate soundtrack (presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition)
Two commentaries: one by film historian Arthur Knight and one by writer and cultural historian Sir Christopher Frayling
Screening at the Majestic, a 1995 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew
Interview with cinematographer Henri Alekan
Rare behind-the-scenes photos and publicity stills
Film restoration demonstration
Original trailer, directed and narrated by Jean Cocteau, and the 1995 restoration trailer