La Belle et la bête (2014)
Directed by Christophe Gans

Fantasy / Romance / Drama
aka: Beauty and the Beast

Film Synopsis

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...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Christophe Gans
  • Script: Christophe Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh
  • Cinematographer: Christophe Beaucarne
  • Music: Pierre Adenot
  • 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
  • Aka: Beauty and the Beast

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