Beauty and the Beast is based on a story by Madame de Villeneuve. It was published anonymously in 1740 as La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins. It tells the story of Belle, a happy and kind young girl who falls in love with the Beast, a cursed creature looking for love and redemption. In1760, a shortened version for kids was published. From this version, Jean Cocteau and then Walt Disney made their famous adaptations. Overshadowed, the original version by Madame de Villeneuve has never been adapted for the big screen... until now.
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Beauty and the Beast is based on a story by Madame de Villeneuve. It was published anonymously in 1740 as La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins. It tells the story of Belle, a happy and kind young girl who falls in love with the Beast, a cursed creature looking for love and redemption. In1760, a shortened version for kids was published. From this version, Jean Cocteau and then Walt Disney made their famous adaptations. Overshadowed, the original version by Madame de Villeneuve has never been adapted for the big screen... until now.
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