JOSETTE DAY AND JEAN MARAIS - Lot 162

Lot n° 162
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JOSETTE DAY AND JEAN MARAIS - Lot 162
JOSETTE DAY AND JEAN MARAIS Scene from Jean Cocteau’s film “Beauty and the Beast,” costumes by Christian Bérard, 1946. Photograph, silver print on vintage card stock, credits below the image. 23.3 x 28.5 cm. Signs of handling, particularly thumbtack holes in the corners (with a small tear at one corner). Note: Josette Day plays Belle, who agrees to take her father’s place with the Beast, portrayed by Jean Marais. Marais also plays the roles of Avenant and the Prince. Adapting Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy tale, Jean Cocteau transforms the castle into a living, wondrous world: human arms holding candelabras, animated curtains, and characters that seem to glide through space. The film’s visual identity is based on Christian Bérard’s art direction and set design, Henri Alekan’s cinematography, and handcrafted special effects. The official credits, however, attribute the costumes to Marcel Escoffier and Antonio Castillo, not to Christian Bérard.
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