Jean Marais
La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
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.
Release Date | 1946-10-29 |
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Runtime | 1h 36m |
Directors | Jean Cocteau, Henri Alekan, René Clément |
Producer | André Paulvé |
Writers | Jean Cocteau, Jean Cocteau, Jean Cocteau, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont |