| La Belle et Le Bête (1946),
				Director: Jean Cocteau, not rated (Dad's guess: 
				G) Do 
						Women Prefer The Beast In Men? 
				
				  Starring: 
				Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel André, Mila Parély, Nane Germon, 
				Michel Auclair, Raoul Marco 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★☆☆ 
				- great "He suffers, 
				Father. One half of him is in constant struggle with the other 
				half. 
				He's more cruel to himself than he is to human beings." - 
				Belle 
				Why watch this? The 
				tale of Beauty and the Beast is ageless - this French film is pure magic. 
				Plot Summary: In 
				line with the classice French fairy tale, a young woman named 
				Belle sacrifices herself to a mysterious Beast to save her 
				father's life. While living at the Beast's castle, Belle begins 
				to see beyond his fearsome appearance and develops feelings for 
				him.  Dad's Preview: 
				For years, I would see movie stills from this film in my monster 
				magazines. I actually thought it was made during in the silent 
				era. Upon my first viewing, I was blown away. The workmanship and detail 
				are astonishing. It has such a surreal, fable-like quality, 
				like peering into the looking glass. The costumes are elaborate, 
				and the special effects are wildly creative. 
						 André Paulvé; DisCina
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