Once upon a time…
Overview
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.
Cast
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)
The Telescope of Time
The Singing Ringing Tree
Hans Christian Andersen
The Boy with Green Hair
News from a Personal War
The Tree House
Red Psalm
Giants vs. Yanks
Fire in Castilla (Tactilvision from the Moor of Fright)
Ernest & Celestine's Winter
People Will Talk
Anne of the Thousand Days
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Like Someone in Love
My Happy Family
Bedazzled
Cosmos
Nocturna
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
The Confession