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Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film adaptation of the traditional fairy tale of the same name, written by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont and published in 1757.  Directed by French poet, writer, artist, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau and starring Josette as Belle and Jean Marais, who plays three parts in the film.  Cocteau wrote the screenplay adaptation and tells the story of Belle's father who is sentenced to death for picking a rose from the Beast's garden.  The Beast spares the father's life and allows him to return home on the condition that one of his daughters returns and dies in his place.  Belle offers to make this sacrifice.  Beast falls in love with her and proposes marriage on a nightly basis which she refuses.  Belle eventually becomes more drawn to  the Beast, who tests her by letting her return home to her family, but telling her that if she doesn't return to him within a week, he will die of grief.

Here is a link to a more detailed synopsis with some links.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UD86M8GjLwdI44zgK177QOiNpIYNLfNk/view?usp=drive_link

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