TY - GEN N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - Beauty and the beast DA - c2003. CY - [S.l.] : AU - Cocteau, Jean, AU - Paulvé, André. AU - Marais, Jean, AU - Day, Josette, AU - Leprince de Beaumont VL - 6 CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 PB - Criterion Collection, PP - [S.l.] : LA - fre LA - In French with optional English subtitles. PY - c2003. N1 - Title frrom container. N1 - Originally released as a motion picture by Lopert Films in 1946. N1 - A foreign film (France). N1 - Based on the fairy tale by Mme. Leprince de Beaumont. N1 - "A Janus Films release." N1 - Special features include commentary by writer/cultural historian Sir Christopher Frayling, Commentary by film historian Arthur Knight, original opera written for the film by renowned composer Philip Glass, Screening at the Majestic, 1995 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew, interview with cinematographer Henri Alekan, rare behind-the-scenes and publicity stills, original 1945 trailer narrated and directed by Cocteau, a note about the film by Cocteau, film restoration demonstration, a reprint of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont's original fable translated from the French, notes by Francis Steegmuller from the definitive book Cocteau: a Biography, ID - 309679 KW - Self-sacrifice KW - Monsters SN - 0780026098 SN - 9780780026094 TI - Beauty and the beast ER -