La Beauté du Diable (Beauty and the Devil)

La Beauté du Diable (Beauty and the Devil) (1950)

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La Beaute du Diable came into being when French filmmaker Rene Clair became fascinated with a structural defect in the "Faust" legend. Clair felt that the beginning and end of the story was perfect, but the middle section, wherein the title character blasphemes the Pope, was "silly." The director… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
René Clair
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Mar 16, 1950 Wide
On DVD
Aug 25, 1995

Critic Reviews

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    A prime example of intellectual kitsch.

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