1946 marked the year where film was able to “get back on its feet” in terms of production. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Computers were employed to further align audio with video, which necessitated further re-scoring. Designed by BluChic. Other films that came out in 1946 France were also mostly dramas by directors such as Clément, Lacombe, Renoir, and many more. La Belle et la Bête (The Beauty and the Beast) is an opera for ensemble and film, composed in 1994 by Philip Glass based on a libretto in French by the composer according to the script of the film by Jean Cocteau released in 1946. Powered by WordPress. WRITTEN BY: Jean Cocteau (dialogue), Jean Cocteau (screenplay) STARRING: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély . A beggar woman asks the prince for shelter but he refuses because of her unattractive appearance. Cocteau created a masterpiece to help the French people escape from the aftermath of war while other filmmakers took the opposite approach and paid homage to efforts toward the French resistance. See who voted for La Belle et la Bête The music of this last work is highly integrated; Glass assigns particular themes to characters, objects, and situations, and as these elements recur in the film, they are duly reflected in the score. ( Log Out /  Voted for by 4 critics and 2 directors. La Belle et la Bete . Because 1940-1944 was known as “The Occupation”, the selection of French film was certainly limited because of German censorship. It is also emblematic for Cocteau in jumpstarting his career (he had only directed one short film prior to this film). While one often hears rather "stock" electronic sounds used in his scores, the palette of electronica in La Belle is broadened and carefully woven into the orchestral fabric. La Belle et la Bête being made by a contemporary such as Cocteau was a breath of fresh air. La Belle et la Bête on Nonesuch Philip on Film on Nonesuch Philip Glass: Up Close on Orange Mountain Music Philip Glass Soundtracks - Michael Riesman. A specialist in horror and fantasy, Gans provides a reworking of this fable but not a … Furthermore, the piece is a feat of technology. La Belle et la Bete by Jean Cocteau Looking Glass by Éric Darmon CATEGORIES. Another Cocteau film, Les Enfants Terribles, provided Glass with the inspiration for a ballet, and still another became part of what amounts to a multimedia theater piece, La Belle et la Bête. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Another Cocteau film, Les Enfants Terribles, provided Glass with the inspiration for a ballet, and still another became part of what amounts to a multimedia theater piece, La Belle et la Bête. ( Log Out /  Modern Contemporary. Picked by Ernie, Manager. I like Belle in this part because her hair is untie. A French fairy tale, told time and time again, La belle et la bête (Beauty and the Beast) has once again been incarnated, this time by director Christophe Gans whose work includes Silent Hill. In Jordan Inconstant’s film “La Belle et la Bête” or “Beauty and the Beast” the life of a young prince takes an unexpected turn after an encounter with an old beggar woman. The audience is an outside witness to this double-faceted presentation. This decision propels the beggar woman to… Other films that came out in 1946 France were also mostly dramas … Film, Opera, PGE. © Copyright La Belle et la Bête 2020. The Greatest Films of All Time 2012. The Disney version of Beauty and the Beast, based on the French novel, is remade by French indie film maker, Jordan Inconstant, in the Fan Film “La Belle et la Bete” – reviewed by Radhiyas. ( Log Out /  The final performance involved the singers standing in front of the screen onto which the film was projected, watching the characters they were portraying. The story, which Glass interprets as an allegory of the artist, is presented visually, while the singers simultaneously portray and comment upon their characters. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Because of a rapid decline in French film right after the liberation, Cocteau’s film came at the perfect time. Having sojourned in Paris in 1954 to study French, and having returned a decade later to study composition for three years (with Nadia Boulanger), Philip Glass' obsession with French culture comes as no surprise. Change ), “Pirates of the Caribbean to The Borders of Oblivion” Review. La Belle et la Bête offered a perfect escape for all its viewers, which was much needed at this time because of the end of World War II. Newsletter sign up. La Bête {Beast} Belle in her new room in Beast's castle for the first time La Belle (Beauty) and her magical horse on their way to save Beast from dying of a broken heart Belle saved Beast from dying of a broken heart, returned to him and showed him that it's what's on the inside that counts. The Bohemian lifestyle portrayed in his 1992 chamber opera adaptation of Jean Cocteau's film Orphée is a direct reflection of the life he lived and the artists with which he associated during his first stay in Paris. Reblogged this on TRISKELE PRESS and commented: Glass envisioned an entirely new soundtrack to the 1946 film, requiring perfect timing and synchronization. Most of the films were “pale imitations of the great French cinema of Marcel Carne, Rene Clair, Marcel Pagnol, and Jean Renoir that had come before the war”. Jean Cocteau’s adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast. La Belle et la Bete. Glass' variety of timbral color is also very engaging. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. A FILM BY: Jean Cocteau . photo of The loups Attack scene for fans of La Belle et la Bête. Other than being a drama, the film does not reflect similarities to other films released at the time. La Belle et la Bête being made by a contemporary such as Cocteau was a breath of fresh air. ( Log Out /  RELATED FILMS. The composer transcribed and timed all of the dialogue of the film and set it to music. The result is both an homage to the Cocteau film and a deconstruction of it. This is the second part of a trilogy in homage to the French poet after Orphée (1993) and before Les Enfants Terribles (1996). Film after the 1940s soon took new approaches and filming techniques and were less typical than that of Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête.

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