“Fangs and bristly fur obscure the handsome face of Jean Marais, who plays both blowhard suitor Avenant and the title monster in Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast. He menaces Josette Day, who plays Belle, from either end of its pastoral romance. She's in the thrall of patriarchy within both mortal and mystical realms.
“The Beast wears glittering fineries, shot by Henri Alékan in inky blacks and luminous whites. His castle is a dreamland of surrealist effects work. Disembodied hands grip candles in its hallways; reversed footage and slow motion render bodies uncanny. The decor, like its master, is achingly vulnerable. Little else in film fantasy is as seductive as Cocteau's sui generis fairy tale.” ~ Alice Stoehr
Coming tomorrow: Our final day of inductions is Horror Day! Oooooohhhhh scaaaaaary!!! We spotlight a couple of creepy classics, introduced by two of Muriel’s finest. Come back and see the late two honorees… IF YOU DARE!
(Also, there'll be a little wrap-up piece with voting results and such. Sliiiiiightly lessssssssss scaaaary!)
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