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    This document provides a review and analysis of Jean Cocteau's 1946 film La Belle et La Bête. It notes the film set standards for fantasy films and features sequences in the enchanted castle that are "pure magic." It analyzes similarities between Cocteau's film and Disney's Beauty and the Beast, such as Beauty's relationship with her sisters mirroring Cinderella. The film uses lighting and set design to create a dark, tense mood as Beauty's father enters the Beast's castle. Over time, the film shows the Beast has a kind heart beneath his monstrous exterior.

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    This document provides a review and analysis of Jean Cocteau's 1946 film La Belle et La Bête. It notes the film set standards for fantasy films and features sequences in the enchanted castle that are "pure magic." It analyzes similarities between Cocteau's film and Disney's Beauty and the Beast, such as Beauty's relationship with her sisters mirroring Cinderella. The film uses lighting and set design to create a dark, tense mood as Beauty's father enters the Beast's castle. Over time, the film shows the Beast has a kind heart beneath his monstrous exterior.

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    La Belle et La Bte Beauty and the Beast

    1964
    Film review
    Jean Cocteaus classic 1946 Le Belle ET La Bte is one
    of the most recognized romantic fantasies of the 20th
    century which sets standards in fantasy which few
    other filmmakers have reached the sequences in the
    enchanted castle are pure magic. (Time Out)
    Throughout the film you could see many clear links to not
    just Disneys Beauty and the Beast but many other fairy
    tales too; for example Beautys two step sisters; whilst
    living in the same house you could see this separation in
    status as Beauty was somewhat treated like a servant,
    because shes a little over committed to her father, and
    self-effacing, but she is able to adapt to her economic
    conditions and embrace work faithfully in the face of
    poverty whereas the other two sisters wouldnt pick a
    finger when it came to chores and have a snobbish
    personality just like in Disneys Cinderella. This
    separation in status is also shown when Beautys farther
    leaves town on his horse; when waving goodbye Beauty
    was standing at an lower level when her sisters were
    standing higher; this could have been done to because the step sisters see themselves to be more superior
    than Beauty.

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    Another clear link is the magical mirror that Beauty looks into to see the present or future; and this links
    to the magical mirror which is then in Disneys Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. And this was then
    developed to the latest version of Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman.


    The mood created in the castle where Beast lives is very dark and the use of lighting allows us to see what
    the director wants us and Beautys farther to see to. As when he walks inside the castle the candles light
    up as he walks in almost like sensors. Because he initially walks into this dark room it creates tension and
    we as the audience feel sacred for him because
    he has entered this weird castle where the
    candles held by arms which appear from the
    wall and the faces on the furniture; in the
    movie it looks weird and horribly freaky;
    when these characters are adapted into the
    Disney version it build character to the palace
    and it all look cute not freaky at all. The
    movie has a great use of lighting which comes
    outside and an example of this is when Beauty
    is walking through the palace and the curtains
    a white creating a sense of depth and contrast
    within that hallway.
    When we first see the beast he looks like an awful person however as the film progresses you notice the
    nicer side to him and how beneath this horrible front there was a heart; and Beauty learns to see the
    creature worth loving within the Beast. Although it seemed like Beauty was the captive she was treated
    more superior here then she was at home with her sisters. As Beast would always do as she said.


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