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Beauty and the Beast (1987)

Beauty and the Beast poster
Directed by
Eugene Marner
Genre
musical film, cinematic fairy tale
Country
Israel, United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
G
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is taken to live with a cursed beast in his castle. She must learn to see past his frightening appearance to break the spell.

romanticdreamlikewhimsicalmusicalhopefultenderdatedfairy-taledramatic

What happens

Beauty and the Beast (alternatively: Cannon Movie Tales: Beauty and the Beast) is a 1987 English-language Israeli musical film, part of the 1980s film series Cannon Movie Tales. It is a contemporary adaptation of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, borrowing elements from Villeneuve's version, such as the dream sequences. The film was shot entirely in Israel, and the taglines were: "The monster they feared was the prince she loved" and "The classic fairy tale about seeing with your heart". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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