La bella e la bestia

Cocteau throws a bit of everything at the screen, to see what sticks. A merchant's daughter attempts to save her father by taking his place in a bewitched castle. It flirts with being profound, but mostly just delivers a slightly stagey fairy tale.

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Jean Cocteau directed La bella e la bestia in 1946. See Jean Cocteau's full filmography, where to start with Jean Cocteau, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jean Cocteau.

La bella e la bestia was released in 1946 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 96 minutes.