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Darker than you might expect...
Faerie Tale Theatre has produced some odd episodes over the years, but none more so than this disturbing revisioning of Jean Cocteau's film classic as directed by, um, Roger Vadim. Vadim is best known as the director of visually stylish but empty-headed films like Barbarella and ...And God Created Women. It goes without saying that this is an attractive episode, perhaps one of the most beautifully realized in the series. Vadim has borrowed many of Cocteau's gothic flourishes, and the sets and costumes (especially the look of the Beast) are straight out of that version. However, for all of its visual power, this is an underwhelming adaptation. Klaus Kinski as the Beast is inspired casting, and he lends the part a solemn gravity. Susan Sarandon, on the other hand, seems to be channeling Catherine Deneuve here. She's more Belle De Jour than Beauty, all frigid detachment and blank expression. This makes her final declaration of love for the Beast completely unconvincing. The fault lies just as much in a script that never fully develops either character or their relationship. The Beast remains pitiable and elusive to the last, and it's little wonder Beauty never seems to see him as anything more than a creature. The plot meanders, and Vadim lifts moments from Cocteau's version that, taken out of context, are more confusing than inspired. In the end, however, perhaps this should be enjoyed simply for the atmosphere Vadim has created, no small feat in a television production of this scope.

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I LOVE ALL OF SHELLY DUVALL'S FAERIE TALE THEATRE!!
As a child, I loved watching Faerie Tale theatre movies. I never watched this movie until I bought it. I have a goal of getting all of Faerie Tale Theatre's collection. Susan Saradon is a wonderful actress espcecially in her performance of Beauty and the Beast. I recommend watching more of this collection

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An eerie and beautiful fairy tale
Susan Sarandon stars in FAERIE TALE THEATRE's version of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and gives a deeply affecting performance.

Klaus Kinski gives a chilling and eerie portrayal of the cruel yet loving Beast, while Anjelica Huston plays one of Beauty's sisters, in an early role.

A very hypnotic production, very reminiscent of Jene Cocteau's version, and full of Gothic production values, it's a version that may not be suitable for young children, and one that needs a few viewings to catch all the little filments in it's script.