The film Beauty and the Beast is based on a narrative by Madame de Villeneuve. In La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins, published anonymously in1740, Belle falls in love with the Beast, a cursed monster seeking love and redemption. A simplified children's version was published in 1760. Jean Cocteau and Walt Disney adapted this version. Madame de Villeneuve's original version has never been modified until now.
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The film Beauty and the Beast is based on a narrative by Madame de Villeneuve. In La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins, published anonymously in1740, Belle falls in love with the Beast, a cursed monster seeking love and redemption. A simplified children's version was published in 1760. Jean Cocteau and Walt Disney adapted this version. Madame de Villeneuve's original version has never been modified until now.
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