1946 French Surrealist Romantic Film: Beauty and the Beast (English Subtitles)

Celebrate the birthday of visionary director Jean Cocteau as The Frida Cinema presents a special run of Beauty and the Beast! Born July 5th, 1889, Jean Cocteau was a poet, painter, playwright, and filmmaker whose imagination knew no borders—and no film better captures his singular vision than La Belle et la Bête (1946), a masterpiece of surreal romanticism that turns a fairy tale into living myth.

Starring Josette Day as the gentle, radiant Belle and the great Jean Marais as the tortured, leonine Beast, Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast is a marvel of shadow, texture, and cinematic illusion.

Made just after WWII on a shoestring budget and with raw ingenuity, the film conjures real magic without special effects. This isn't Disney--it's real cinema magic.

VIEW TRAILER:
https://thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/

Director: Jean Cocteau
Run Time: 96 min.
Release Year: 1946
Language: French

TICKET COST
In-person: $12
Online: $13 (includes online booking fee) - https://thefridacinema.org/purchase/808302/

MEET BEFORE THE FILM
We will meet in the lobby of the Frida at 5:20 PM. I'll have a sign stating OC Art & Culture.

PARKING
Address: 300 East 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701

There are two parking structures. One behind the Friday and the other behind the 4th Street Market. You will need to make payment to park in them. At this time, I don't know what the cost is.

TRIVIA
"The effect of the candles lighting themselves as the merchant passes them was achieved by blowing them out and then running the film in reverse as he walked backward past them. The entire sequence was done in one long take and reversed - a quick glimpse of the fireplace shows the flames appearing to move downward." From IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038348/

AFTER THE MOVIE
If you're hungry and or thirsty, we will walk down to the 4th Steet Market where they have several food vendors.