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One of the earliest adaptations from a tale as old as time, Jean Cocteau's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ('46) exemplifies "The Art of the Artifice." Before filmmaking, Cocteau was already a renown artist, poet, and playwright as a formative voice of the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist movements – which pervaded his third foray into motion pictures. Cocteau conceived the film's look as a tribute to 19th-century engraver Gustave Doré, noted for his acclaimed literature illustrations ranging from DON
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One of the earliest adaptations from a tale as old as time, Jean Cocteau's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ('46) exemplifies "The Art of the Artifice." Before filmmaking, Cocteau was already a renown artist, poet, and playwright as a formative voice of the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist movements – which pervaded his third foray into motion pictures. Cocteau conceived the film's look as a tribute to 19th-century engraver Gustave Doré, noted for his acclaimed literature illustrations ranging from DON
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With minimal but impactful dialogue, this Beauty and the Beast adaptation was truly special. Jean Cocteau was able to create a wonder at the time. The setting of the time period is important context. Cocteau breaks the fourth wall in the introduction, asking audiences to suspend disbelief when watching, the way a child would when told a tale. The results are an eerie, beautiful story. With this biazzare but intriguing romance, I feel like this is a film that will only grow on me more with time.
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