for anyone who have only see disney production beautifully animated version of beauty and the beast and or even jean cocteau surreal fairy tale vision will be quite take aback by this 1975 french ( but with a director from poland ) version . the plot concern a french family of fade aristocracy that be marry into a well to do english family . the major catch be that the bridegroom be carry an ancient curse on the family . the film also include many flashback sequence ( potentially ) explain this family curse . from the opening credit and to the very end and it a nearly non stop erotic fun house ride and with some very explicit and graphic sexual content ( hence the film x rating in the u. s. in it initial run and which be now unrated ) . the film somewhat contemptuous sentiment at the rule class will probably remind one of bunuel flight into similar territory . if you have a taste for the truly bizarre and and be not offend by taboo material and then this film may just scratch that itch for you .