Like cocteau s 1946 film, its very flawed in its writing but its visual style and atmosphere makes up for it. As in the traditional story, the key roles are beauty, her father, the beast, beautys suitor, avenant and later the prince. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Instead of using the disney adaptation, i wanted to focus on the traditional story. He took a classic french fairy story originally written in 1740, but probably based on earlier events and. The film itself was mostly received positively in france, which suggests the french are more accustomed to the art of it over the story logic. Edinburgh international festival recommended for you. Luckily, we were able to see the restored version of this french masterpiece on the big screen. In the play version of orpheus, cocteau also uses the horse to act as a source for poetry for the poet. This version is very different from the two most famous versions, disneys and belle et bete 1946 by jean cocteau. Les saintsperes font vraiment des ouvrages eternels. Jean cocteaus ravishingly restored 1946 film is a cinematic classic. Beauty and the beast 1946 directed by jean cocteau.
A brief to design promotional material for a theatre production of beauty and the beast. Not only glad to finally catch up with it, but now its opened the door to me thinking i might delve into another adaption, namely, the 80s television one. Elle croit quune rose quon cueille peut attirer des drames dans une famille. Beauty and the beast 1946 the criterion collection. Jean cocteau, undertook the hugely ambitious project, in part to cheer and enthuse his fellow countrymen, bruised and traumatised by the preceding 6 years. The costumes, by christian berard and marcel escoffier, and with an uncredited pierre cardin as costumemaker. Motion compensated film restoration motion picture. Celebrate international european art cinema day with a special screening of jean cocteaus gorgeous. Jan 02, 2014 jean cocteaus magical exploration of the fairytale is compelling and bizarre masterpiece, writes peter bradshaw. He took a classic french fairy story originally written in 1740, but probably based on earlier events and stories and produced a masterpiece of image and allegory.