Where are Gaston, Lumière, and Cogsworth? Here’s the official 2017 Beauty and the Beasttrailer if you need a quick reminder: If you haven’t yet seen the 2017 Beauty and the Beast movie, we recommend doing so before reading this post! Though it differs from the original fairy tale quite a bit, it’s still a visually beautiful and well-done film. Just How Disney-fied Is the 2017 Beauty and the Beast Movie? Check out the trailer here:įans of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast should definitely check out Cocteau’s beautiful interpretation if you get the chance. This black-and-white version of the film is definitely a more faithful adaptation of the Beaumont story and is highly praised by critics for its cinematography. The entire libretto for this opera is loosely based on Beaumont’s version of the tale with Azor as the Beast and Zémire as Belle.īy the way, long before Disney’s iconic 1991 film, artist Jean Cocteau directed a stunning adaptation of La Belle et la Bête in 1946. Although little known today, Zémire and Azor was crucial in spreading the story of Beauty and the Beast outside of France. Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont, via Wikimedia Commonsīeauty and the Beast became extremely popular throughout Europe in the 19th century thanks to an opera called Zémire and Azor. The standard edition of Beauty and the Beast to this day is the Beaumont version. Beaumont took Villeneuve’s basic story, heavily edited it, and first published it in France in 1756. French noblewoman Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (1685 – 1755) deserves all the credit for first creating this enchanting tale.Īlthough Villeneuve’s original story still survives, most people who take the time to read this story are more familiar with Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont‘s edited version of the tale. In this article, we’ll go through a few of the major differences between Disney’s 2017 Beauty and the Beast and the original “tale as old as time.” A Brief History of Beauty and the Beastīefore we dive into the differences between Disney’s movie and the original tale, let’s talk a bit about where this story originated.Īs most people already know, Beauty and the Beast is a French fairy tale (French: La Belle et la Bête). If you’ve never read the original fairy tale, you’ll probably be surprised to learn just how much “creative license” Disney took with this heartwarming story. While Disney made a few changes from their 1991 animated version of Beauty and the Beast, the 2017 film is still extremely different from the 18th-century source material. The entertainment company’s 2017 live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast raked in an impressive $500 million in global ticket sales. Movie-goers can’t seem to get enough of Disney’s most recent version of Beauty and the Beast.
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