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.
Directed by Jean Cocteau
underdog
daughter
monster
beauty
rose
black and white
romantic
Rank
#4 in 1946·#905 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Jean Marais
La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
Josette Day
Belle
Marcel André
Belle's Father
Mila Parély
Félicie
Nane Germon
Adélaïde
Michel Auclair
Ludovic
Raoul Marco
The Insurer
Jean Cocteau
The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
Christian Marquand
Footman (uncredited)
Crew
Jean Cocteau
Director
Jean Cocteau
Screenplay
Georges Auric
Original Music Composer
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Jean Cocteau
Story
Jean Cocteau
Dialogue
Roger Desormière
Conductor
René Clément
First Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
358 reviews
Idk
10.0★ · 05/10/26
Safe to say that this surpasses the original one. The concept and costuming of this film are simply bellissimo. Beauty and the Beast never fails to render that sublimity is not always found in countenance, but in the sentiment of benevolence.
Safe to say that this surpasses the original one. The concept and costuming of this film are simply bellissimo. Beauty and the Beast never fails to render that sublimity is not always found in countenance, but in the sentiment of benevolence.
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Tasha
8.0★ · 05/01/26
Sets were so beautiful
Sets were so beautiful
romanesque
6.0★ · 04/11/26
La façon dont il s'est relevé à la fin j'vais hurler vraiment
La façon dont il s'est relevé à la fin j'vais hurler vraiment
Saleh
9.0★ · 04/04/26
Never thought beasts could be good yearners
Never thought beasts could be good yearners
Alex McLoughlin
8.0★ · 03/20/26
why is this dogman more romantic than any person i have ever interacted with?
why is this dogman more romantic than any person i have ever interacted with?