Interesting. Interesting. Like Walt Disney, but not a cartoon. Like a more serious version of P'eau d'Ane. A strange, captivating film. More for the story I think than the act of the filmmaking itself. Apparently it really plays the fairy tale straight. And this is welcome. And it certainly makes for one strange story, as what real fairy tale isn't? Many cite this, Cocteau's first feature film, as one of the most beautiful films ever made. If this is true, it's beauty lies in the tenderness, softness, and glitter of the story itself, a perhaps delicate surrealism not commonly seen, certainly not with Bunuel. On the other hand, if it's pure cinematic splendore, lighting, framing, choreography that is of purely filmic nature, and not at all burdened by the feel of stage, then I suggest Children of Paradise is what you will be wanting.

Recommend enjoying with medium-bodied French red, baguette or peasant loaf, and a mild flavored single-cream or even a mild wax-rind cheese.