Beauty and the Devil (1950)iMDB Rating: 7.6Date Released : 25 August 1952
Genre : Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Stars : Michel Simon, Gérard Philipe, Nicole Besnard, Simone Valère
Movie Quality : HDrip
Format : MKV
Size : 700 MB
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Professor Henri Faust, retiring after 50 years as an alchemist in a circa-1700 university, despairs at still knowing nothing of the true secrets of nature...whereupon his old acquaintance Mephistopheles, servant of Lucifer, appears and grants him youth and a new life. But with youth, Faust's interest is diverted from science to women. And Mephistopheles, who has taken on the guise of the elderly Faust that was, sets many snares for his young friend's slippery soul...
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An old time french masterpiece
Though I'm french, I am not a fan of french movies which I usually find boring or too intellectual ( in a pejorative way ).
This being said, I've always liked this movie, greatly because of the incredible performance of Michel Simon, undoubtedly one of the greatest french actors ever. His portrayal of Mephistopheles is delightful in every way. He leaves but little place to the other actors ( mostly Gerard Philippe the avatar of the romantic actor, playing young Faust having sold his soul to the devil ).
In an era where special effects where about non existent, Rene Clair managed to make a really witty comedy about the meaning of life.
Astonishing to see how certain movies, no matter how old they are, remain entertaining. This is definitely one of them.
A must see ! Should you like it, try Belles de Jour from Rene Clair too, another witty romantic old times french comedy. You'll be pleased.
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