Underplayed Gems

Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999)

Belle's Tales of Friendship poster
Directed by
Jimbo Marshall
Genre
children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
G
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Belle tells stories from Disney cartoons to a group of children. She appears in live action while the stories are presented as animated shorts.

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What happens

Belle's Tales of Friendship is a 1999 American direct-to-video live action animated fantasy film. It is based on the syndicated television series Sing Me a Story with Belle, for which a live-action Belle tells stories from Disney cartoons such as The Wise Little Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Morris the Midget Moose and Babes in the Woods. The film stars Lynsey McLeod, who continues portraying Belle in live-action form. It also stars Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, David Ogden Stiers, and Jerry Orbach, who reprise their roles as Belle, Beast, Cogsworth, and Lumiere, respectively, in the animated form, in the short film Mrs. Potts' Party, which later was also used for the special edition released in 2003 of Belle's Magical World. The film was released on VHS on August 17, 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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