Beauty and the Beast
Bill Condon, 2017
The Beauty and the Beast
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, 1740
Beauty and the Beast is a movie directed by Bill Condon in 2017 and based on the book The Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, first published in 1740. The movie features Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Hattie Morahan, and others.
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Storyline
An enchantress disguised as an old beggar woman arrives at a castle during a ball and offers the host, a cruel and selfish prince, a rose in return for shelter from a storm. On Maurice’s way to a convention and lost in the forest, he seeks refuge in the Beast’s castle, but the Beast imprisons him for stealing a rose from his garden as a gift to Belle.
Movie vs Book
Year
2017
Minutes
129
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
Beauty and the Beast
Director: Bill Condon
Country: USA
Year: 2017
Length: 2h9m
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Year
1740
Pages
202
Book Rate
7.44
S: Goodreads
Book
The Beauty and the Beast
Original title: La Belle et la Bête
Country: France
First published in: 1740
Length: 202 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Movie by Mamoru Hosoda
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