Beauty and the Beast (2014 film)

Beauty and the Beast
Theatrical Poster
Directed byChristophe Gans
Written by
  • Christophe Gans
  • Sandra Vo-Anh
Based onBeauty and the Beast
by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
Produced byRichard Grandpierre
Starring
CinematographyChristophe Beaucarne
Edited bySébastien Prangère
Music byPierre Adenot
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 February 2014 (2014-02-12) (France)
  • 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) (Berlin)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
LanguageFrench
Budget€35 million[2]
Box officeUS$47.4 million[3]

Beauty and the Beast (French: La Belle et la Bête) is a 2014 romantic fantasy film based on the traditional fairy tale of the same name by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. Written by Christophe Gans and Sandra Vo-Anh and directed by Gans, the film stars Léa Seydoux as Belle and Vincent Cassel as the Beast.[4]

The film was screened out of competition at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival[5] and was released in France on 12 February 2014 to generally mixed-to-negative reviews, yet was a box office success. It was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Best European Film at the 27th European Film Awards.[6][7] It also received three nominations at the 40th César Awards, winning Best Production Design for Thierry Flamand.[8][9]

  1. ^ "La Belle et La Bête". AlloCiné. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Christophe Gans • Director". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Beauty and the Beast".
  4. ^ "Vincent Cassel et Léa Seydoux : Une relecture grandiose de La Belle et la Bête".
  5. ^ "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete". berlinale. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  6. ^ "EFA Opens Vote for People's Choice Award". European Film Academy. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ^ "European Film Academy opens vote for People's Choice Award 2014". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Kristen Stewart Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Cesar Awards: 'Timbktu' Sweeps, Kristen Stewart Makes History". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.