Summer Cinematheque at the Chazen

Noted playwright, artist, and filmmaker Cocteau brings his multi-talented vision to the screen in this adaptation of the famed children’s fable. More poetry in motion than child’s play, the film uses visual metaphors and hypnotic music (by Georges Auric) to transport the audience along with country maiden Belle as she journeys from the comforts of her home to the fantastic and mystifying castle of The Beast. A newly struck 35mm print will be shown.