Double Feature
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
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 in Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) have become timeless icons of cinematic wonder. (Janus Films)
- Director
- Jean Cocteau
- Starring
- Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel André, Mila Parély, Nane Germon, Michel Auclair, Raoul Marco
- Year
- 1946
- Country
- France
- Format
- English subtitled 35mm
- Running Time
- 93 minutes
Orpheus
Jean Cocteau’s update of the Orpheus myth depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais), scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife, Eurydice (Marie Déa), and a mysterious princess (Maria Casarès). Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead, through Cocteau’s famous mirrored portal. Orpheus’s peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling represent the legendary Cocteau at the height of his powers. (Janus Films)
- Director
- Jean Cocteau
- Writer
- Jean Cocteau
- Starring
- Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa
- Year
- 1950
- Country
- France
- Format
- English subtitled 35mm
- Running Time
- 95 minutes