Beauty and the Beast (French: La Belle et la Bête – also the UK title) is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. Starring Josette Day as Belle and Jean Marais as the Beast, it is an adaptation of the 1757 story Beauty and the Beast, written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont and published as part of a fairy tale anthology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1946_film)
When I was in college, one night I finished a class and was walking across campus, when I heard interesting sounds coming from a building I didn't know. I walked in and discovered it was a mini cinema, showing this film, for a class. I'd never seen anything like it, and I was instantly hooked. I continued to study those nights in the little cinema and enjoyed those art films a lot.
Even if you're not into romance, watch this for the Jean Cocteau touches along the way.