Beauty and the Beast is the adaptation of a story by Madame de Villeneuve. Published anonymously in 1740 as La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins, it paints a portrait of Belle, a joyful and touching young girl who falls in love with the Beast, a cursed creature in search of love and redemption. In 1760, a condensed children’s version was published. It was from this version that Jean Cocteau and then Walt Disney drew their famous adaptations. Overshadowed, the original version by Madame de Villeneuve has never been adapted for the screen... until now!
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, André Dussollier, Eduardo Noriega, Myriam Charleins
Directed & Produced by: Christophe Gans, Christophe Gans, Sébastien Prangère, Christophe Beaucarne, Pierre Adenot
Release date: 2/12/2014
Running time: 112 minutes
IMDb Rating: 5.9/10 by 1413 users