La' Belle et La' Bête

(Jean Cocteau, 1946)
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This was created partly, as a morale booster for France, following the war. The film is heavily stylised and instantly recognisable to those aware of Cocteau. Cocteau uses lots of shot framing as well as plenty of experimentation with focus.

In the Beast's castle, parts of the set are living. The candlesticks on the wall are simply oval-framed, silver-painted human arms, that move when passed. The stone heads in the fireplace are also real, painted human faces that silently react to the main action within the scene. Hands appear from within the table to serve food, doors and gates open themselves, and grand shadows provide mysterious hiding places, within which the beast sinks quietly into.