If you loved The Double Life of Véronique, try Beauty and the Beast
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the foreign gem, surreal, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Double Life of Véronique, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Beauty and the Beast is
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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