LA BELLE ET LA BETTE, December
2000

Ostretsov Georgy

LA BELLE ET LA BETTE, or
A Scarlet Flower

A beautiful prince every young girl is dreaming of, is hiding behind a mask of a horrible monster.
In order to get over a man’s striving for dictatorship and unlimited power, Georgy Ostretsov’s heroin has to clear terrible obstacles, which nature itself put in her way so that she could reveal the tenderness and beauty of a Scarlet Flower.

We would like to offer you to make an enchanting journey to the castle of a spellbound prince where you will see an air-scarecrow of the host, a magic glass, which can reflect a hidden essence, wedding photographs of the monster-prince and his numerous brides, and the ghosts of the castle’s inhabitants wandering over the walls. And what is more, specially for you the host will open the doors of a bewitched hall where you will learn his terrible secret.

Photographs by Yuri and Svetlana Prigov
Directed by Olga Stolpovskaya
Cameraman – Zhaber
Video cutting by Vyacheslav Lugovov
Actress – Natalia Kulikova
Technical maintenance – Yuri Sirotta
Photo performance with the participation of BIKINI magazine

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