LA BELLE ET LA BETE

Original 12 inch x 9 1/2 inch Still of JEAN MARAIS & JOSETTE DAY in the 1946 Jean Cocteau Fantasy LA BELLE ET LA BETE (THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST), based on the story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont..

Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece, in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast, is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day. The spectacular visions of enchantment, desire, and death have become timeless icons of cinematic wonder.

The still, on doubleweight paper, is in very good condition with minor surface marks and the names and title written in ink in the bottom border.