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May 12, 2005
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Beauty and the Beast (1946), Jean Cocteau:
My first Cocteau (and just in time, as there was a Jeopardy! question about him tonight), and I fell completely in love with it. The epigraph says to let your inner child take over, and if ever there were magic onscreen, this is it. The effects aren't about fooling the eyes as much as creating a universe that you can revel in. Beautifully shot and surprisingly complex if you choose to look for it.
15/15
Posted by bing at May 12, 2005 09:34 PM