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Beauty and the Beast = La Belle et la Bete

France, 1946
film

Cocteau’s retelling of the classic “Beauty and the Beast” is addressed to “what remains of the child in all of us”, but by avoid..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Beauty and the beast (Disney)

United States, 1991
Similarity: 83%

Beauty and the beast (Disney Special edition) [DVD]

United States, 1991
Similarity: 82%

The Beast = La Bete [DVD] (E)

France, 1975
Similarity: 80%

Beware, beware, my beauty fair

Canada, 1972
Similarity: 77%

Legend

Canada, 1970
Similarity: 77%

Beauty and the beast: the enchanted christmas

United States, 1997
Similarity: 76%

Fairy tales

Japan, 1982
Similarity: 74%

The Human beast = La Bete humaine

France, 1938
Similarity: 74%

Orphee

France, 1950
Similarity: 74%

The Beast of Monsieur Racine

Czechoslovakia, 1974
Similarity: 74%

The Enchanted Cottage

United States, 1945
Similarity: 74%

The Butcher = Le Boucher

France, 1969
Similarity: 73%

The Beast of Monsieur Racine (K)

Czechoslovakia, 1974
Similarity: 73%

The Sleeping beauty (Lotte Reininger)

United Kingdom, 1955
Similarity: 72%

Gigi

United States, 1958
Similarity: 72%

Orpheus

France, 1949
Similarity: 71%

Cinderella (Disney)

United States, 1950
Similarity: 71%

Sleeping beauty

United States, 1952
Similarity: 71%
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