Underplayed Gems

Belle (2021)

Belle poster
Original title
竜とそばかすの姫
Directed by
Mamoru Hosoda
Genre
drama film, science fiction film, adventure film, Drama, Music, Mystery
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 895 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A shy teen finds an escape in a massive virtual reality world where she becomes a popular singer. She bonds with a mysterious dragon-like user who is as troubled as she is.

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What happens

Belle (竜とそばかすの姫, Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime; literally The Dragon and the Freckled Princess) is a 2021 Japanese animated musical science fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and produced by Studio Chizu. The story is inspired by the 1756 French fairytale Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont as well as the 1991 Disney animated film. Belle had an acclaimed premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The film was additionally dubbed into foreign languages (English, Chinese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, Greek, German and Polish). It was released theatrically in Japan on July 16, 2021. Belle is the third-highest-grossing Japanese film of 2021, accounting for ¥6.53 billion in box-office rankings as of December 12, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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