The Beauty and The Beast

Name: The Beauty and The Beast
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1989-03-27

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Storyline

A Danish, silent, stop-motion puppet adaption of the fairy tale “The Beauty and the Beast”

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“With its magical optical effects and enchanting performances, Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast remains the most surreal -- and soulful -- of the fairy tale's film adaptations.”

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Kevin Maher

RTThe Times (UK)Aug 6, 2018

What's mesmerising about Cocteau's film is the seriousness with which it regards the fairytale material, combined with an eerie, dreamlike production design that's more effective precisely because it's more real.

Kristin M. Jones

RTWall Street JournalFeb 14, 2018

"Beauty and the Beast" remains a profound exploration of the human and animal worlds, light and darkness, and love and art.

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

RTmetro.co.ukSep 6, 2017

More exquisite than ever thanks to a 4K restoration, Jean Cocteau's dreamy 1946 black-and-white retelling of Beauty And The Beast is a real spellbinder.

Sean Axmaker

RTStream on DemandOct 28, 2023

The B&W photography by Henri Alekan shimmers, and the eerie imagery (created entirely in camera) creates a texture of visual poetry and cinema magic never been equaled in the years of fairy tale cinema since.