So many amazing things here.
The story is iconic and archetypal. Not merely "a" love story but arguably "the" love story from which all other love stories have evolved. If you are writing your doctorate on Men & Women, you could do worse than use this story as the basis for your thesis.
The fact that it was made at all -- most the filming took place in France at the end of the occupation.
The genius of Cocteau, who gets so much more from camera angles and good actors than any modern anime.
The special effects are astonishing considering, in theory, they did not even exist. At times, the character, Beast, seems to be smoking as if he is on fire. Seriously.
So it is in French. The dialogue is so simple to follow you could actually learn French by the time it is over.
Brilliant and unequalled. Could be seen again and again.
The story is iconic and archetypal. Not merely "a" love story but arguably "the" love story from which all other love stories have evolved. If you are writing your doctorate on Men & Women, you could do worse than use this story as the basis for your thesis.
The fact that it was made at all -- most the filming took place in France at the end of the occupation.
The genius of Cocteau, who gets so much more from camera angles and good actors than any modern anime.
The special effects are astonishing considering, in theory, they did not even exist. At times, the character, Beast, seems to be smoking as if he is on fire. Seriously.
So it is in French. The dialogue is so simple to follow you could actually learn French by the time it is over.
Brilliant and unequalled. Could be seen again and again.