Screen Gems -- La Bete is back: "Beauty and the Beast"

The film, like the story on which it's based, has all the makings of classic fairy tale. In order to realize his vision, Cocteau assembled a team that included production designer Christian Berard, a fashion illustrator for Coco Chanel who also took an uncredited role as one of the film's...

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Published inTCA Regional News
Main Author Abatemarco, Michael
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Tribune Content Agency LLC 13.02.2015
Subjects
Avant-garde
Cameras
Documentary films
Fairy tales
Illustrators
Motion picture directors & producers
Mythology
Romantic period
Writers
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Summary:The film, like the story on which it's based, has all the makings of classic fairy tale. In order to realize his vision, Cocteau assembled a team that included production designer Christian Berard, a fashion illustrator for Coco Chanel who also took an uncredited role as one of the film's costume designers; his friend composer Georges Auric to score the film; and cinematographer Henri Alekan, who would go on to work on William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953) and Wim Wender's Wings of Desire (1987).