In 1810, a ruined merchant is forced into exile in the countryside with
his six children. These include Belle, the youngest of his
daughters, a joyful and kind-hearted child. In the course of an
arduous journey, the merchant comes across a magical realm inhabited by
the Beast, who condemns him to death for stealing one of his precious
roses. To save her father, Belle offers herself up as a
sacrifice. In the Beast's castle, it is not death that awaits
Belle but a strange fairytale existence in the company of a tortured
soul. Only Belle has the power to rescue the Beast from the
terrible curse that has been placed upon him...
Cast:Vincent Cassel (La Bête),
Léa Seydoux (Belle),
André Dussollier (Le marchand),
Eduardo Noriega (Perducas),
Myriam Charleins (Astrid),
Audrey Lamy (Anne),
Sara Giraudeau (Clotilde),
Jonathan Demurger (Jean-Baptiste),
Nicolas Gob (Maxime),
Louka Meliava (Tristan),
Yvonne Catterfeld (La Princesse),
Dejan Bucin (Louis),
Wolfgang Menardi (Thierry),
Mickey Hardt (Etienne),
Arthur Doppler (Virgil),
Elisabeth Bogdan (Fanny),
Marie Gruber (Adèle),
Gotthard Lange (L'huissier),
Max Volkert Martens (Le directeur Dumont),
Richard Sammel (Le tenancier)
Country: France / Germany
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 112 min
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