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One of the great marvels of the medium, a film that you cannot miss if you hope to be literate in cinema -- or, indeed, if you seek acquaintance with the great works of modern times.Full Review

Shawn Levy
Portland Oregonian

Cocteau, a poet and surrealist, was not making a "children's film" but was adapting a classic French tale that he felt had a special message after the suffering of World War II: Anyone who has an unhappy childhood may grow up to be a Beast.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

The timeless fairy tale about a young woman who agrees to dwell with a mysterious monster, as interpreted in 1946 by one of cinema's most brilliant visual stylists and mythmakers.Full Review

David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

So enchanting it takes your breath away.Full Review

Jean Oppenheimer
Dallas Observer

Beautifully remastered and containing Cocteau's long-unseen special prologue and credits -- is as much a feat of feverish delight as it was in the dark days of Vichy and WWII.Full Review

Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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