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La Belle et la bête Beauty and the beast  Cover Image Video Video

La Belle et la bête Beauty and the beast

Summary: Tells the fable of the kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty whose love releases the prince in him. Contains such visual displays as tears that become real diamonds and walls that grow arms to light Beauty's path through the castle of the Beast.

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  • ISBN: 0780026098 :
  • Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)]
    videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet ([32] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.).
  • Edition: Newly restored special ed.
  • Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2003, c1946.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the fairy tale by Mme. Leprince de Beaumont.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
Special features: original opera written for the film by Philip Glass; Screening at the Majestic, a 1995 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew; interview with cinematographer Henri Alekan; two commentary tracks: one featuring film historian Arthur Knight, and the second featuring writer/cultural historian Sir Christopher Frayling; rare behind-the-scenes and publicity stills; original trailer, directed and narrated by Jean Cocteau; film restoration demonstration; 1995 restoration trailer; a reprint of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont's original fable, translated from the French; notes by Francis Steegmuller from his landmark book, Cocteau: a biography; a note about the film by Cocteau; new and improved English subtitle translation.
"A Janus Films release."
Creation/Production Credits Note: Photographer, Henri Alekan ; editor, Claude Ibera ; music, Georges Auric.
Participant or Performer Note: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély, Nane Germon, Michel Aucliar, Raoul Marco, Marcel André.
System Details Note:
DVD; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; RSDL dual-layer edition.
Language Note:
In French with optional English subtitles.
Subject: Feature films
Fairy tales -- Juvenile films
Children's films
Self-sacrifice -- Drama
Monsters -- Drama
Man-woman relationships -- Drama
Fathers and daughters -- Drama
VISUAL ARTS

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Camosun College Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Lansdowne Library PN 1997 B415 2003 (Text) 26040002893051 Media Volume hold Available -
Lansdowne Library PN 1997 B415 2003 BOOKLET (Text) 26040002953137 Library Services Desk Volume hold Available -

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