 Beauty and the Beast 1946  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Jean Cocteau
Cast: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel Andre, Nane Germon, Mila Parely, Michel Auclair, Raoul Marco, Jean Cocteau, Christian Marquand, Gilles Watteaux, Noel Blin
As the third daughter, young Belle (Josette Day) is exploited by her family and works as their servant. One day, a Beast (Jean Marais) appears and threatens Belle's father (Marcel Andre) with death unless he gives up one of his daughters. Belle sacrifices herself and goes to the castle with the Beast. After much wooing, Belle falls in love with the bewitching Beast who gives her a key and tells her that if she fails to return it to him he will die of grief.
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Liliom 1934  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Charles Boyer, Madeleine Ozeray, Florelle, Pierre Alcover, Robert Arnoux, Roland Toutain, Alexandre Rignault, Henri Richard, Barencey, Raoul Marco, Antonin Artaud, Rene Stern
Carousel barker Liliom (Charles Boyer) falls in love with innocent Julie (Madeleine Ozeray), quits his job, and marries her. But he proves to be a terrible husband, and when he learns that Julie is pregnant, he takes part in a robbery during which he kills himself. Liliom waits at Heaven's gates where he is told that he must return to Earth on his daughter's 16th birthday and perform one good deed before he can earn his wings. Rogers & Hammerstein later used this story for their musical, "Carousel."
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| 1. Beauty and the Beast (1946)
2. Liliom (1934)
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