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La Belle et La Bte Beauty and the Beast

1964

Fi lm 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

povertywhereas the other two sisters wouldnt pick afinger 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 thenicer 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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Bibliography

Research

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http://www.flickfilosopher.com/2002/08/beauty-and-the-beast-la-belle-et-la-bete-review.html


Images

Image 1, La Belle et la Bte Poster Art, At-http://theredlist.fr/media/database/settings/cinema/1940-

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Image 2, Belles Sisters, At-http://locotigrero.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/la-belle-et-la-bete-the-

sisters.jpg


Image 3, Cinderellas Step sisters, At-

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Image 4, Snow WhiteMirror, At-https://www.aswat.com/files/images/10-06-09-snow-white-

mirror.blog.jpg


Image 5, La Belle et la Bte Magic Mirror, At-

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Image 6, La Belle et la BteBelle walking through the castle, At-

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