An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.
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- 1 win & 3 nominations
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- TriviaContrary to popular belief, there are no living objects in the castle, this was made popular by Disney's animated movie. The original tale (Or, at least, a version of it) only said that there were talking parrots and monkeys as servants.
- Crazy creditsThe film title and part of the closing credits appear within a fairytale book.
- Alternate versionsAccording to the Technical Specifications link for this film, there are three different versions of this film: 1 hr 52 min (112 min), 1 hr 42 min (102 min) (Egypt).1 hr 34 min (94 min) (Panama)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Brows Held High: Beauty and the Beast: Part 3 (2014)
- SoundtracksAir - Suite in F Major HWV 348 - Water Music
Written by George Frideric Handel (as Georg Haendel)
Performed by The Slovac Chamber Orchestra
Courtesy of Miss Daisy/ Rendez-Vous Digital
Featured review
The Film is all Beauty, no Beast (The Majestic Love Story is Missing).
A nice attempt by Christophe Gans, but certainly not his best work. The special effects are remarkable and the visuals are spectacular, but the movie has nothing much to offer other than that. The different take of the story might seem a little refreshing, but it lacks heart and soul, and the characters aren't developed much; one couldn't sympathise with or like any character in the film. Glimpses are given into the prince's life and his past, but nothing is done to develop his relationship with Belle; them falling in love doesn't make any sense in this story.
Talented actors like Cassel and Seydoux are completely wasted; they're just there to look their part. But I have to say, Lea Seydoux's looks in the movie are synonymous with her character's name, Belle (beautiful).
If anyone is a fan of the story, I would still recommend them to watch the 1991 animated musical instead of this one; it's better in every single way.
Overall, the film is all Beauty, no Beast (the majestic love story is missing).
Talented actors like Cassel and Seydoux are completely wasted; they're just there to look their part. But I have to say, Lea Seydoux's looks in the movie are synonymous with her character's name, Belle (beautiful).
If anyone is a fan of the story, I would still recommend them to watch the 1991 animated musical instead of this one; it's better in every single way.
Overall, the film is all Beauty, no Beast (the majestic love story is missing).
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- akash_sebastian
- Dec 7, 2014
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- La Bella y La Bestia
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- Budget
- €33,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $47,430,624
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
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- 2.39 : 1
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