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During the film you witness magical intentions: moving statue heads, moving arms which act like candle holders (Fig 2) and moving hands in the table; that makes this fairytale story have that fairytale feel amongst it. Derek Malcolm
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almost suggests that these fairytale like happenings could possibly come from the Beast: Alekan's black-and-white photography was sharp and unfuzzy, set in a credible French country landscape that contains not just the realistic home of Beauty but also the weird, enchanted domicile of the Beast. (Malcolm, 1999) The costumes gave a magical feel and gave the impression that the Beast was Royalty with all the sparkles and extravagant suits, even Beautys dresses. Bosley Crowther says: And the costumes, too, by Christian Berard and Escoffier, are exquisite affairs, glittering and imaginative, lacking only the glow of color, as we say. (Crowther, 1947) You can almost picture in your mind how the colours should look which also gives the audience the experience to picture their own fantasy.
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