La Belle et la Bête (1946)
Directed by Jean Cocteau · Cinematography by Henri Alekan
93 min65 frames
DramaFantasyRomance
Once upon a time…
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What is La Belle et la Bête about?
The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.
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What does the cinematography of La Belle et la Bête look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, La Belle et la Bête builds its coverage from medium shots (45% of the sample), with close-ups (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Henri Alekan keeps 51% of it in soft, low-key light. 69% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 65% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of La Belle et la Bête (1946) are #050505, #2f2f2f, #6d6d6d, #8e8e8e, #cbcbcb, #484848 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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