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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2014)

Gans, Christophe (Director) Format: DVD

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Genre	Drama
Contributor	Gans, Christophe
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 48 minutes
Studio	Madman

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Having lost his fortune at sea, a merchant and his children are forced to retire to the countryside. Belle is his youngest daughter, full of beauty and grace. While traveling, the Merchant discovers the Beast, who sentences him to death for stealing a rose. Belle, who blames herself for her familys misfortune, offers to sacrifice her life in place of her fathers. But what awaits Belle is not death, but joy, magic and romance

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Language ‏ : ‎ English
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18 x 13.8 x 1.5 cm; 83 Grams
Director ‏ : ‎ Gans, Christophe
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 48 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 24 June 2015
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Madman
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B012BX7M7C
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ Australia
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Glenda Hunter - trivia nut

Must see version of a Wonderful Story

Reviewed in Australia on 11 March 2020

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The Movie was a wonderful adaptation of the Story Beauty and The Beast. Amazing costuming and the appearance of the Beast was brilliant work by the team who did all the work turning a man into the animal beast.
I think it is a movie worth seeing if you love this story and if you are a fan of the settings costuming and make-up in movies then you should love this one.

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Roses and dreams

Reviewed in Australia on 27 February 2018

Ever since the 1700s, "La Belle et La Bete" has been an enduring and beloved fairy tale, inspiring countless books, movies, television shows, a ballet and an opera.

So you'd think that nothing new could be squeezed from the tale as old as time. But while Disney constantly cannibalizes and regurgitates their version, French director Christophe Gans released a far more spellbinding film -- a loose reimagining of the version made by the brilliant Jean Cocteau. The story can be rather thin at times, but it does an excellent job adding to the "Beauty and the Beast" lore, while spinning up luscious, hauntingly ethereal visuals.

When her widowed father (André Dussollier) loses his ships in a storm, Belle is the only member of her family to embrace their new, humbler life in a country cottage, while her siblings lounge around dreaming of the life they've lost. When one of the lost ships makes it back to port, her sisters start demanding new luxuries and dresses, but Belle only wants a rose. And it soon turns out that her dad may have trouble getting that much -- he loses his ship, attracts the attention of the cruel gambler Perducas (Eduardo Noriega), and ends up lost in a snowstorm.

Well, you know what happens -- he ends up taking shelter in a vast, half-crumbled castle overgrown with roses, and full of strange doglike creatures. But this castle is owned by a strange Beast (Vincent Cassel) who isn't pleased when the merchant takes a rose, and gives him just one day to say goodbye to his family.

Feeling that all this is her fault, Belle goes to the castle in her father's place -- and is instead given beautiful gowns, the freedom of the estate, and dinnertime every night with the awkward Beast. As she explores her new home, she also has dreams of a princess who lives there long ago, and the terrible events that led to the Beast's current predicament. But when she briefly visits her home, Belle finds that she may have accidentally brought a terrible threat to the Beast and his home.

"Beauty and the Beast" appears to be something of a reimagining of Jean Cocteau's classic adaptation of the fairy tale. Not a literal remake, of course. Instead, it takes the symbolism and imagery of Cocteau's story, and reweaves them as new parts of the overall tale -- the deer that the Beast once hunted, the statues, the fluttering curtains, the catlike appearance of the Beast, and many other clever little details. It's reminiscent of Cocteau, but still very creative.

The biggest problem is that the story is a bit on the thin side, and there is never quite a point when we see the Beast win Belle's affections. However, writer/director Gans adds some new storylines and aspects to the story, particularly a more detailed backstory to the Beast's transformation, which Belle sees every night as she dreams, a villain in Perducas, and some menacing stone giants that lurk in the rose overgrowth. All this comes together in the climax, adding some action and rama to the previously dreamlike, haunting film.

But what truly sets this movie apart is the visuals. Every scene is a luscious, magical experience, as if it had been ripped from the pages of a storybook and somehow brought to life. The crumbling castle draped in roses and lit by golden motes, moonlit pools, the firelit banquets, the velvet gowns glittering with jewels, the oasis of misty forests in the heart of a frozen wasteland, the floating flower petals, and a fallen marble statue that gives Belle important hints of what has happened. This movie is a feast for the eyes, and the sheer beauty of it is almost enough to compensate for the thin story.

The one distracting aspect of the visuals is the CGI. It's not abysmal, but it never quite convinces the viewer of what they're seeing, whether it's luminous-eyed dog-creatures or the Beast's oddly masklike face and cartoonish mouth. It all looks slightly artificial.

As for acting, Seydoux gives the rather thin role of Belle some fiery determination, with enough courage to verbally banter and even challenge her beastly suitor despite her fear. Cassel does quite well as a tormented creature who loathes his own cursed existence, and seems to take it out on those around him. Also... the dogs. Yes, they are CGI, but these glowy-eyed, bobble-headed hounds are just the cutest little creatures.

In a time when fairy tale movies are either unoriginal or "dark and gritty," the enchantment of "Beauty and the Beast" is a welcome treat -- and its sheer visual beauty should be seen, if nothing else.

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wade

WOW!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2021

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Disney destroyed this fairy-tale in film... thank goodness for this stunning and absolutely breath-taking film. French origin and French film creation brings the full and original tale to such vivid splendour that every scene is incredible!!! If you want to know why roses are important to the Beast, or how wondrous Belle can be - watch this film!!!
The end is a little rushed, but it is a million times better than the Disney disaster... watch this and be drawn into magic and the agony of love's entrapment. Beautiful!!!

Mike Bridgeman

A wonderful dark dream!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2016

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It is assumed that we all know the story of Beauty and the Beast, right? So I won't waste time retelling it here . . . this is one of the best interpreatations of the story I have ever seen; dark, brooding, atmospheric and totally captivating. The sets in virtually every scene are breathtaking and the Beast's castle is a sprawling mass of stone and wreathed in ivy, roses and creeper. It did put me in mind of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast and looks equally splendid by day and sinister at night. The costumes and finery are rich in colour and detail and the special effects are stunning . . . if you have seen the other Christoph Gans directed film Brotherhood of the Wolf, this has that same richness as that one! (and Vincent Cassel in both) He also directed the film version of the Silent Hill game and the production design is by Patrick Tautopolis, who did the same for the Underworld films. I did buy this on chance and very pleased I did. I have two small critiques however - one, I watched the English dubbed version; some of the dialogue is a bit wooden in places - I'd prefer to see the original French version with subtitles next time and why did they have to include these twee little flop-eared creatures that follow Beauty around the castle? Thankfully, they are not in it that much . . . .
A wonderful dark dream of a film nonetheless.

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KSF

Visually stunning, beautiful version.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2016

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I have to say I absolutely love this film. It sticks to the traditional version of the story, which I like. I love the acting, sets and costumes and the beast looks very realistic. The dream sequences are wonderfully shot and really take you into the story of the Prince without revealing too much too soon. I have been looking for a version of this film with English subtitles ever since it came out and I have not been disappointed here. I actually love the dubbed version as it seems the original actors have supplied the voices - which makes it feel more authentic. As a massive fan of the Disney version I wasn't sure if I'd love this one as much... but I do. Although, I'm still looking forward to the new film coming out in 2017!

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Elizabeth Hair

Beautil telling of a classic fairytale.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2018

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The special effects of this film are incredible, and the music really lovely, I particularly like the end title music. In sumptuios colours it's great that this dvd comes with the option of an English version. Highly recommended.

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Sparkest

A brilliant film not really suitable for young children

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2017

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A brilliant film not really suitable for young children. Made in French and infinitely more intricately beautiful, with glorious scenery.
The slight let down is the France film is dubbed in English. For it to be an absolutely perfect fairytale is to learn French and watch that version.

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