Uniform Title Belle et la bête (Motion picture)

Title Belle et la bête = Beauty and the beast / Centre National de l'Audiovisuel, Luxembourg et Célia Films présentent ; André Paulvé présente ; dans un film de Jean Cocteau ; histoire, paroles et mise en scéne de Jean Cocteau ; d'aprés le conte de Mme. Leprince de Beaumont.

Publication Info.	[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2003.
	1946.

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Location	Call No.	Status
Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Media Room	DVD BEA	Check Shelf
South Windsor Public Library - Audio-Visual Materials	DVD BEAUTY AND THE BEAST	Missing
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Balcony	AV DVD 848 B438B	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Media Room	DVD FOREIGN BEAUTY	Check Shelf
Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department	FOREIGN FILM DVD BEAU	Check Shelf

Description	1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in..
Series	Criterion collection ; 6
	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 6.
System Details	DVD, dual-layer; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (opera soundtrack), Dolby digital mono (original soundtrack).
Cast	Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély, Nane Germon, Michel Auclair, Raoul Marco, Marcel André.
Credits	Photographer, Henri Alekan ; editor, Claude Ibéra ; music, Georges Auric ; illustrated by Christian Bérard ; makeup, Hagop Arakelian.
Note	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946.
	Based on the story : Beauty and the beast by Mme. Leprince de Beaumont.
	Special features: Optional opera soundtrack written for the film by Philip Glass; optional audio commentary by film historian Arthur Knight; optional audio commentary by film historian Sir Christopher Frayling; "Screening at the Majestic" 1995 documentary short featuring interviews with cast and crew (27 min.); 1995 interview with director of photography Henri Alekan (10 min.); "Secrets professionnels: tête à tête" television excerpts from the March 12th, 1964 French television show demonstrating makeup artist Hagop Arakelian's work (9 min.); original French theatrical trailer (4 min.); 1995 restoration release trailer (2 min.); restoration short (5 min.); production stills gallery.
Summary	A restoration of the original 1946 French film, telling the fable of the kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty whose love releases the prince in him.
Language	French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Local Note	STJODVD, WNPLFFDVD
Subject	Self-sacrifice -- Drama.
	Monsters -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Feature films.
	Film adaptations.
Added Author	Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.
	Paulvé, André.
	Marais, Jean, 1913-1998.
	Day, Josette, 1914-1972.
	Parély, Mila, 1917-2012.
	Arakelian, Hagop, 1894-1977.
	Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780. Belle et la bête.
	Glass, Philip.
	Criterion Collection (Firm)
Added Title	Beauty and the beast
	Once upon a time
	Secrets professionnels: tête à tête
ISBN	0780026098
	9780780026094
	9781604650754
Standard No.	037429172322
	715515032728
Music No.	BEA130 Criterion Collection

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