In an enchanted castle deep in a dark forest, a lonely Beast finds what he has been missing, with the loving help of a beautiful young woman.

Product Description: It was long ago and far away that a French governess told her little pupils a wonderful story called Beauty and the Beast, about a pretty girl's love for a gentle but physically repulsive creature. That charming eighteenth-century tale of the transformative power of love has enchanted generations of readers and listeners to the present day...read more

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Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast

Recounts how a young maid's love was so great that it released a prince from a wicked spell

A very ugly but intelligent prince loves a beautiful but very stupid princess. A kind witch advises the pair.

The French director's creativity and technical resourcefulness are revealed in this personal account of the production of his acclaimed 1945 film