beauty and the beast by madame de villeneuve

but after doing research, I discovered that the director is also adapting this from the FIRST literary version of “Beauty and the Beast” which is exciting because no one has adapted the original for the big screen before. Not only is it clear that Gans is staying true to the literary version of the tale: the rose, the father, full family (she is not an only child like the Disney film suggests), the loss of their fortune, etc. Let us start there and trust me: this trailer should not be missed: Still, even for those who can’t understand French at all, the trailer for Gans’ new adaptation is gorgeous and the visuals speak for themselves. or UK release date) and every trailer is in French (thankfully all my French classes and knowledge of the tale paid off a bit).

Unfortunately, there is no English subtitle version announced just yet (no U.S.

So, recently when I discovered that another French film adaptation of La Belle et La Bête was just about to be released in France (February 12 th), I had to learn everything I could about Christophe Gans’ new film. THE MOVIE: La Belle et La Bête (2014) from director Christophe GansĪfter seeing and reading about this new French adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, I felt it was worth exploring in depth. Everyone who knows me (and maybe not even that well), can’t help but notice my undying obsession with everything about the Beauty and the Beast archetype from the animal bridegroom folklore, the literary version(s) we know as “Beauty and the Beast,” film, literary and television retellings, to “echoes of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ that can be seen in all its story cousins that tell tales about quasi-humans whether they be werewolves” or even “vampires” (Griswold 19). THE SOURCES: Villeneuve with a couple academic sources: Betsy Hearne and Jerry Griswold THE FAIRY TALE: La Belle et La Bête (Beauty and the Beast) by Madame de Villeneuve

Beauty and the beast by madame de villeneuve