Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
- Frights
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.
- underdog
- daughter
- monster
- beauty
- rose
- black and white
- romantic
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Jean Marais
La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
Josette Day
Belle
Marcel André
Belle's Father
Mila Parély
Félicie
- Nane Germon — Adélaïde
- Michel Auclair — Ludovic
- Raoul Marco — The Insurer
- Jean Cocteau — The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
- Noël Blin — Footman (uncredited)
- Christian Marquand — Footman (uncredited)
- Gilles Watteaux — Footman (uncredited)
- Directed
- Jean Cocteau
- Written
- Jean Cocteau
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 676 ratings
- Studio
- Andre Paulve Film
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