... of the advertised mineral water to a thirsty Christ hanging on the cross. In film Cocteau could bring his Surrealist language and imagery together, making the dreamlike obvious and present. La Belle et La Bete by Jean Cocteau is an extremely ideological fantasy film that does have certain surrealist sensibilities. Towards the end of the film when belle realsies her love for the ... were outcasts and I think the film could reflect this, with the Beast being an outsider in a society not built to include him. Cocteau had many personal issues when creating La Belle et La Bete that have come...

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