Beauty and the Beast (1946 film) appealing and problematic", saying "Full of baroque interiors, elegant costumes, and overwrought jewelry (even tears turn to diamonds), the film is all surface, and undermines its own don't-trust-a-pretty-face and anti-greed themes at every turn." In 2010, the film was ranked #26 in "Empire" magazine's "100 Best Films of World Cinema". Beauty and the Beast (1946 film) Beauty and the Beast ( - also the UK title) is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. Starring Josette Day as Belle and Jean Marais as the Beast, it is an adaptation of the 1757 story
Beauty is the Beast well-conveyed through the use of line work." Also, it was listed by IGN as the tenth best "shojo" manga released in English to 2005. Beauty is the Beast Paul Dale Roberts from Manga Life said "Beauty is the Beast" is "a story that women and girls should enjoy", but he found himself "getting sleepy in some parts of the story". Julie Rosato's Mania Entertainment commented the artwork "is pretty typical for shoujo works, with nothing particularly outstanding about it." Rosato compared the series with "Here is Greenwood", but "while it shares with "Greenwood" plenty of quirky characters and a quiet,