French movie about beauty and the beast

A documentary on 'La Belle et le Bête' featuring interviews with author Dominique Marny, professor David Gullentops from University of Bruxelles, Serge Toubiana (Cinematheque française), and Ellen Schafer (SNC/M6 Group), amongst others.

A story about the riddle of femininity in French cinema.

A surreal silent movie about inner and outer beauty, love and loss. A girl is held captive by a nightmare beast who is in love with her.

The magical story of a beautiful young girl named Beauty, whose family were at one time wealthy merchants and how through great family misfortune and drama she finds herself living in a palace, with a grotesque beast. During our tale, Beauty is visited by a kind fairy, but only in her dreams. Eventually Beauty breaks the spell which traps the beast and finds true love in the arms of a handsome Prince.

A twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between the beautiful Belle and the feared Beast. As the villagers are being brutally murdered and the Beast is hunted down as the one responsible for the mayhem, Belle and Beast team up to defeat the real killer; the power-hungry witch's malevolent troll.

The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.