Beauty and the Beast
La Belle et la Bête
Without delving into all the interpretations of the tale, we can detect an initiatory tale aimed at resolving the duality of being: Beauty embodies the soul of the human being and the Beast, his vital force and instincts. With Jean Cocteau, whose film was released in 1946, the focus is on the representation of the artist's inner demons through the dual nature of the Beast. Lost unity or torn human nature, whatever the case, on the symphonic pages of Tchaikovsky, in our proposal the Beast, freed from his inner demons, will marry Beauty under a burning sun.
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Beauty and the BeastFilm, 1946Rated 7.5 on TMDB
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.
