Madame Leprince de Beaumont
Once upon a time there lived a rich merchant who had three daughters and three sons. The youngest of the daughters was called Beauty. Her sisters did not like her because she was everyone's favorite. One day a merchant went bankrupt and said to his children:
Now we will have to live in the village and work on a farm to make ends meet.
Living on a farm, Beauty did everything around the house, and even helped her brothers in the field. The older sisters were idle all day long. They lived like this for a year.
Suddenly the merchant was told good news. One of his missing ships was found, and now he is rich again. He was going to go to the city to get his money and asked his daughters what to bring them as a gift. The elders asked for dresses, and the youngest - a rose.
In the city, having received the money, the merchant paid off his debts and became even poorer than he was.
On the way home, he got lost and ended up in the thicket of the forest, where it was very dark and hungry wolves were howling. It began to snow, and the cold wind chilled to the bones.
Suddenly lights appeared in the distance. As he approached, he saw old castle. Entering its gate, he stabled his horse and entered the hall. There was a table set for one and a burning fireplace. He thought: “The owner will probably come any minute.” He waited an hour, two, three - no one appeared. He sat down at the table and ate deliciously. Then I went to look at other rooms. Going into the bedroom, lay down on the bed and fell asleep
deep sleep.
Waking up in the morning, the merchant saw new clothes on the chair next to the bed. When he went downstairs, he found a cup of coffee with warm buns on the dining table.
Good wizard! - he said. - Thank you for your concern.
Going out into the yard, he saw a horse already saddled and went home. Driving along the alley, the merchant saw rose bush and remembered the request of my youngest daughter. He drove up to him and picked the most beautiful rose.
Suddenly there was a roar and a disgusting huge monster appeared in front of him.
“I saved your life, and this is how you repay me for it,” he growled.
For this you must die!
Your Majesty, please forgive me,” the merchant begged. - I picked a rose for one of my daughters, she really asked me about it.
“My name is not Your Majesty,” the monster growled. - My name is Beast. Go home, ask your daughters if they would like to die in your place. If they refuse, then in three months you must return here yourself.
The merchant did not even think of sending his daughters to death. He thought, “I’ll go say goodbye to my family and come back here in three months.”
The monster said:
Go home. When you arrive there, I will send you a chest full of gold.
“How strange he is,” the merchant thought. “Kind and cruel at the same time.” He mounted his horse and went home. The horse quickly found the right road, and the merchant reached home before dark. Having met the children, he gave the youngest a rose and said:
I paid a high price for it.
And he told about his misadventures.
The older sisters attacked the younger one:
It's all your fault! - they shouted. - I wanted originality and ordered a lousy flower, for which my father now has to pay with his life, but now you stand and don’t even cry.
Why cry? - Beauty answered them meekly. - The monster said that I could go to him instead of my father. And I'll be happy to do it.
No,” the brothers objected to her, “we will go there and kill this monster.”
“It’s pointless,” said the merchant. - The monster has magical power. I'll go to him myself. I'm old and I'm going to die soon anyway.
The only thing I grieve about is that I am leaving you alone, my dear children.
But Beauty insisted:
“I will never forgive myself,” she repeated, “if you, my dear father, die because of me.”
The sisters, on the contrary, were very glad to get rid of her. Her father called her and showed her a chest full of gold.
How good! - the kind Beauty said joyfully. - Grooms are wooing my sisters, and this will be their dowry.
The next day Beauty set off. The brothers cried, and the sisters, rubbing their eyes with onions, sobbed too. The horse quickly found its way back to the castle. Entering the hall, she found a table set for two people, with exquisite wines and dishes. The beauty tried not to be afraid. She thought: “The monster must want to eat me, so he’s fattening me up.”
After lunch, a growling Beast appeared and asked her:
Did you come here of your own free will?
At your place kind heart“, and I will be merciful to you,” said the Beast and disappeared.
Waking up in the morning, Beauty thought: “What happens, cannot be avoided.
So I won't worry. The monster probably won't eat me in the morning, so I'll take a walk in the park for now."
She wandered around the castle and park with pleasure. Entering one of the rooms with the sign “Room for the Beauty”, she saw shelving, full of books, and a piano. She was terribly surprised: “Why did the Beast bring everything here if he’s going to eat me at night?”
On the table lay a mirror, on the handle of which was written:
“Whatever Beauty wishes, I will fulfill.”
“I wish,” said Beauty, “to know what my father is doing now.”
She looked in the mirror and saw her father sitting on the threshold of the house. He looked very sad.
“What a kind monster this monster is,” thought Beauty. “I’m less afraid of him now.”
In the evening, while sitting at dinner, she heard the voice of the Beast:
Beauty, let me watch you eat dinner.
“You are the boss here,” she replied.
No, in this castle your wish is law. Tell me, am I very ugly?
Yes! - answered Beauty. - I don't know how to lie. But then, I think you are very kind.
Your intelligence and mercy touch my heart and make my ugliness less painful for me,” said the Beast.
One day the Beast said:
Beauty, marry me!
No,” the girl answered after a pause, “I can’t.”
The monster cried and disappeared.
Three months have passed. Every day the Beast sat and watched Beauty eat dinner.
“You are my only joy,” it said, “without you I will die.” At least promise me that you will never leave me.
The beauty promised.
One day the mirror showed her that her father was sick. She really wanted to visit him. She told the Beast:
I promised you I would never leave you. But if I don’t see my dying father, life will not be nice to me.
“You can go home,” said the Beast, “and I will die here from melancholy and loneliness.”
No,” Beauty objected to him. - I promise you that I will come back.
The mirror told me that my sisters were married, my brothers were in the army, and my father was lying alone sick. Give me a week.
Tomorrow you will wake up at home,” said the Beast. - When you want to go back, just put the ring on the nightstand next to the bed. Good night. Gorgeous.
And the Beast quickly left.
Waking up the next day, Beauty found herself in home. She dressed herself in her expensive clothes, put on a crown of diamonds and went to her father. He was incredibly happy to see his daughter safe and sound. Her sisters came running and saw that she had become even more beautiful, and, in addition, dressed like a queen. Their hatred for her increased with a vengeance.
The beauty told everything that had happened to her, and said that she must definitely return back.
A week has passed. The beauty headed back to the castle. The insidious sisters began to cry and lament so much that she decided to stay for another week. On the ninth day she had a dream that the Beast was lying on the grass in the park and
dies. She woke up in horror and thought: “I need to go back urgently and cure him.”
She put the ring on the table and went to bed. The next day she woke up in the castle. Having put on her best clothes, she began to wait impatiently for the Beast, but it did not appear. Remembering your a strange dream, she rushed into the garden. There on the grass lay a lifeless Beast. She rushed to the stream, collected water and splashed it in the Beast’s face. Her heart
was torn with pity. Suddenly it opened its eyes and whispered:
I can not live without you. And now I die happily, knowing that you are next to me.
No, you don't have to die! - Beauty cried. - I love you and want to become your wife.
As soon as she uttered these words, the whole castle lit up bright light, and music started playing everywhere. The monster disappeared, and in its place lay the most charming of princes on the grass.
But where is the Beast? - Beauty shouted.
“This is me,” said the prince. - The evil fairy bewitched me and turned me into a monster. I had to remain one until a young beautiful girl fell in love with me and wanted to marry me. I love you and ask you to be my wife.
The beauty gave him her hand, and they went to the castle. There, to their great joy, they found Beauty's father, sisters and brothers waiting for them. The good fairy immediately appeared and said:
Beauty, you are worthy of this honor and from now on you will be the queen of this castle.
Then, turning to the sisters, she said:
And you, for your anger and envy, will become stone statues at the doors of the castle and will remain so until you realize your guilt and become kinder. But I suspect such a day will never come.
The beauty and the prince got married and lived happily ever after.
“wrote the Frenchwoman Madame de Villeneuve in 1740, and this was not a children’s story at all. For almost 100 pages it was told by a maid to her mistress while sailing on Atlantic Ocean in America. The journey was long, so she managed to tell many stories, but it was this one that people remembered. All thanks to the fact that a few years later Madame de Beaumont reduced the story to a few pages and brought the plot into a more orderly form.
We have selected 8 of the most interesting differences between Disney films and the very first plot.
SpellIn film: The Disney version of Beauty and the Beast states that the prince was bewitched because he was arrogant, selfish, and heartless.
In the book: In the fairy tale, the handsome prince was turned into a monster by an evil old fairy. She was offended that he did not want to marry her.
Monster
Disney
In film: The appearance of the monster resembles a strange cross between a bear and a ram. Overall it looks more or less impressive.
In the book: The Beast has a trunk similar to that of an elephant, but nothing else is known. Full freedom for imagination.
Rose
Disney
In film: the rose is more like a clockwork mechanism, counting down the time until the spell becomes irreversible. If the last petal falls, but a pretty girl does not fall in love with the Beast, then he will walk with a shaggy tail for the rest of his life. So to speak, the situation is heating up.
In the book: The beauty asked her father not to bother with gifts, but to bring her a simple rose. He, having spent the night in a magic castle along the way and was about to leave, saw flowers in the garden and decided to pick a larger bouquet. It was here that the monster grabbed him for stealing. He threatened to kill the merchant for paying with black ingratitude for his hospitality. The poor guy, to be honest, didn’t even understand what he had done wrong. Do you feel sorry for the flowers? In general, we do too. It is, of course, not good to spoil a flowerbed, but death is not an entirely adequate punishment.
Gorgeous
Disney
In film: everyone talks about how extraordinary and smart Belle is, but in general her intelligence only manifests itself in reading books.
In the book: Beauty's character is written out in great detail. She turns out to be not only kind, generous and smart, but also rationally thinking: when she and her father are offered to collect gifts, the girl takes a very balanced approach to which gifts should be chosen. She says that it is better to take it in money, because when selling jewelry, you will have to explain where such wealth came from from a simple merchant. A very business-like episode.
Gaston
Disney
In film: Belle has an admirer - the narcissistic Gaston. The first guy in the village, a successful hunter, a favorite of the ladies and a dunce.
In the book: Beauty doesn’t have any fans, but in her dreams a handsome young man appears to her, talks kindly to her and makes interesting proposals. By the way, some other heroes of the story are also frolicking with might and main in her head.
Courtiers
Disney
In film: The monster in his castle is served by “living” things: the Lumiere candelabra, the Cogsworth watch, Miss Potts’ teapot and Chip’s cup, a chest of drawers, a broom and other former courtiers, as it turns out, turned into objects.
In the book: The inhabitants of the castle are turned into statues in the garden so as not to talk too much. And birds and monkeys served the Beauty.
Love
Disney
In film: Belle and the Beast spend a lot of time together and gradually fall in love with each other.
In the book: The Beast has no right to have long conversations with Beauty that would reveal to her his great spiritual and mental qualities. He generally has difficulty speaking due to a defect in the maxillofacial apparatus - try talking if you have a trunk on your face. But every evening he invites her to go and sleep with him, which the girl regularly refuses. For the time being.
The final
Disney
In film: Belle admits that she loves the Beast, and then he gets covered in light rays and turns into a normal man. Then the wedding and everyone is happy.
In the book: Beauty agrees to go to bed with the Beast if he formalizes this all in a legal marriage. They lie down together and he immediately falls asleep. The next morning she sees Prince Charming next to her. But this is not the end, this is generally only half the story, because his mother arrives closer to lunch. It turns out that she is very grateful to Beauty, but cannot approve of the marriage, because the girl is of humble origin. Such a misalliance cannot be allowed. After Kind fairy says that Beauty is actually of a very noble family: dad is a king, mom is a fairy. And a full Santabarbara begins about what ramified intrigues among the fairy community led to the fact that Beauty turned out to be a foundling in a merchant family. In fact, the girl is the cousin of the enchanted prince and their marriage was planned in ancient times.
"Beauty and the Beast", authored by Charles Perrault, is known throughout the world. And for good reason! A beautiful story about love, loyalty and devotion makes every reader dream that real feelings still exist. The fairy tale carries a very important meaning, which contains the basic principles of morality necessary for every person connected with someone with a tender feeling.
The plot of the tale
The plot of “Beauty and the Beast” centers on a girl named Belle, who by chance ends up in an enchanted castle. She was distinguished by her kindness and soft heart. Belle was the youngest of three sisters, but at the same time the most meek and affectionate. The girl's older sisters measured everything in money, without knowing its value. Belle's father was involved in his business for a long time, and the family lived quite richly.
One day, the old father’s enterprise failed, and the family had to leave their house in the city, exchanging it for a small but cozy one outside the city. My father earned his living exclusively by physical labor. None of the daughters, except Belle, helped him. The youngest girl understood how difficult it was for her father to feed his family on his own, so she supported him in the household.
An unexpected letter
The author of "Beauty and the Beast" continues his tale. Suddenly, the father of the main character receives a letter saying that perhaps the old businessman’s enterprise can still be saved. The old man goes to the city to find out if there is really a chance to improve all the family’s financial affairs. As he leaves, he asks his children what they need to bring from the city. The eldest daughters, hoping that their father’s fortune will eventually return, ask the old man for expensive jewelry. Belle says that she doesn’t need any gifts, she will be glad if her father brings her a red rose, because roses don’t grow in their area.
False hope
Having reached the city, the elderly man learns that part of his fortune, which could have been saved, was seized for debts. Realizing that he will not be able to improve family affairs, he is extremely upset. In addition, his daughters will be very sad that he was unable to purchase jewelry.
As a result of all these troubles, the old man simply becomes depressed and heads home. Choosing the path through dark forest, he returns in the dark, but loses his way and begins to wander through the forest. I haven't found it for a long time the right path, the old man suddenly sees a huge ancient castle in the distance. It is there that he turns, hoping that there he will be offered an overnight stay, and he will be able to go home at dawn with new strength.
Mysterious castle in the forest
The author of “Beauty and the Beast” brings a little horror and mysticism to the fairy tale. Having reached the huge doors of the castle, the old man tries to knock several times, but no one opens the door for him. With surprise, the tired traveler notices that it is not locked. He enters the castle and sees that from the inside its architecture is very old and beautiful. At the same time, the castle is very dark and damp, as if no one has lived in it for a long time. Having called the owner several times, the old man realized that the castle was probably abandoned. He decides to walk along it to make sure. Entering one of the huge halls, he sees that it is completely lined with tables, and on the tables there is an unprecedented number of different treats. The old man is very surprised, but he is so hungry that he decides to take the opportunity to have dinner. Having eaten a hearty meal, the tired traveler remains overnight in the castle with the firm intention of continuing his journey home in the morning.
Waking up at dawn, the man left the castle and saw that a huge bush was growing nearby, covered with beautiful flowers. Coming closer, the old man saw that they were roses. He picked one flower, the largest of all, thinking that at least his youngest daughter will receive the gift she asked for. Just before leaving, the traveler is suddenly attacked by a huge and terrible beast. The monster says that roses are the most valuable thing he has in the castle, and the old man will have to pay with his life for picking a flower. The frightened man explains to the beast that these flowers are very beautiful, and one of his daughters really wanted to see a rose. Then the beast sets his own condition: after the old man gives the rose to his daughter, he will be obliged to return to the castle himself or send the very girl who asked for the flower to the monster. The traveler has no choice but to agree to these conditions.
Father's promise kept
Upon returning home, the old man gives Belle the beautiful rose that he picked from the mysterious castle, whose owner is a terrible beast. The father did not want to tell his daughter about what happened, but the young girl still asks everything from her father. Having learned what promise he made to the monster, Belle sets out on the road without hesitation.
New life in a magic castle
The author of "Beauty and the Beast", Charles Perrault, continues his fairy tale with extraordinary, magical events that happen to the main character. Having reached the castle, Belle meets the same monster. He informs the girl that now she is the mistress of his castle, and he is her humble servant. The monster offers Belle a huge variety of beautiful, rich dresses, and every evening invites her to have dinner together, to which the girl agrees.
In addition, the monster asks Belle to marry him every day, and every evening the girl refuses. At night she dreams of a handsome prince who asks her why she doesn’t marry the beast, and the girl meekly replies that she loves him only as a friend. Belle does not see the connection between that terrible monster and the prince. Only one thought comes to the girl: the beast is keeping that prince locked up somewhere. She repeatedly tried to look for the main character of her dreams in the castle, but each time the search was fruitless.
Mutual agreement between the beast and the girl
Belle lives in the castle for several months. She misses her father and sisters very much. A yearning girl asks the monster to let her go home for a while so she can see her loved ones. The beast understands her sadness and gives her permission. But at the same time he sets a condition: the girl must return to the castle in exactly a week. In addition, Belle receives a magic mirror and a ring from the beast. With the help of the mirror, she will be able to see what is happening in the castle in her absence, and with the help of the ring, she will be able to return to the castle at any time if she twirls it on her finger three times. Belle agrees to all the conditions and happily goes home.
A trip home and a return to your loved one
Belle comes home in a very beautiful and rich dress. She tells her father and sisters, who are burning with envy, that the beast is actually very kind. Therefore, the day before her departure, the older sisters suddenly begin to ask Belle to stay one more day, explaining that they will miss her very much. Believing and moved by the sisters' words, Belle decides to stay another day. In fact, the sisters were driven to such words by envy. They really hoped that if their younger sister, who had managed to arrange her life so well, was late to the monster, then upon his return he would eat her alive.
Waking up in the morning, Belle felt very guilty before the beast. She decided to look in the mirror to see how he reacted to her not being back on time. The girl saw that the monster was lying barely alive near the rose bushes. Belle immediately went to the beast using the ring.
Seeing that the beast was barely breathing, Belle bent over him, began to cry heavily and beg him not to die, saying that she loved him and would not endure such a loss. At that same moment, the monster turned into the handsome prince who the girl dreamed about so often. The prince told Belle that he had once been bewitched by an old witch, and this spell could only be lifted real love. Since then, the prince and Belle lived long and very happily.
Analysis of a fairy tale
“Beauty and the Beast” is a fairy tale that is one of many other similar works. Today, many variations of this story are known. Who wrote "Beauty and the Beast"? As mentioned above, the author of this masterpiece is Charles Perrault. Despite this, there are also older works that convey the same idea. For example, one of the first versions of this story was a fairy tale published in 1740, authored by Madame Villeneuve. The most important thing to note when analyzing this work, is how the urban population is represented in the fairy tale. The townspeople act as the main characters in Beauty and the Beast. What usually happens is that the main characters are representatives of the nobility and the peasantry.
Despite the fact that, as mentioned above, the fairy tale has a huge number of variations, we will still answer the question of who wrote “Beauty and the Beast” that, of course, Charles Perrault. After all, it is his version that is considered the most interesting and famous today.
Fairy tale adaptation
“Beauty and the Beast” is a story that has been filmed several times under the leadership of various directors. You can find film adaptations as films, cartoons, musicals and even theatrical productions. The very first film adaptation of the fairy tale was the film “Beauty and the Beast,” which appeared on screens in 1946. The director of this project was the French master Jean Cocteau. Perhaps the most famous film adaptation of the fairy tale was the cartoon of the same name by the Walt Disney film company, which was released in 1991. The well-drawn cartoon began to enjoy success not only among children, but also among adult viewers. Many people watch it several times.
March 24, 2017, 08:25The Scarlet Flower.. Beauty and the Beast.. Beauty and the Beast.. Cupid and Psyche..
A tale about an enchanted young man who is turned into a monster and a girl who, by force selfless love saves him and returns him to human form, is found in almost all nations. There are obstacles on the path of love. Happiness can only be found through loyalty, dedication and kindness.
In Italy this tale is called " Zelinda and the Bogeyman". In Switzerland - " The Tale of the Bear Prince", in England - " Big dog with small teeth". In Germany - " Summer and winter Garden ", in Russia - " The Enchanted Prince", in Ukraine - " Already a prince and a faithful wife". In Turkey there is a legend about the daughter of a padishah and a pig, in China - about a magic snake, in Indonesia - about a lizard husband. The same plot is found in the tales of southern and Eastern Slavs. The names are different, but everywhere there is a Beast and a selfless Beauty. Love conquers all and saves all.
However, as the unforgettable Evdokimov said: “The bulls seem to be the same...”
You yourself probably noticed that in all these fairy tales the plot is the same, but some of the smallest nuances, determined by the local mentality, are absolutely opposite.
How do these fairy tales differ and are there really any differences?
After seeing the article psychologist Ekaterina Demina *sorry, psychologist again* on this topic, my heart rejoiced greatly. How on time you are, my dear article. That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
Nastenka VS Bel
Hello! Sit down please. Topic of today's lesson: “Beauty and the Beast” versus “The Scarlet Flower” by Sergei Aksakov: similarities and differences”.
Has everyone read this fairy tale? They definitely watched the cartoon, I know. And therefore, you can immediately tell me the general plot of these two fairy tales, Russian and Western European.
(Vovochka, please sit down and put your hand down. We’ve heard your anecdote about what Nastenka actually asked for five times already. Shut up and listen.
Zoya, please tell us the main topic).
The plot is based on a story about a girl endowed with extraordinary qualities who dreams of the unrealistic, the impossible. This girl is an orphan, she has no mother, only a father (and sisters in the Russian version). Her father upsets the balance of the enchanted world by plucking a certain Scarlet Flower, and must pay with his life. The girl sacrifices herself and gives her life in place of her father. She finds herself in some magical place, hidden from the rest of the world, where she meets an enchanted Prince/good fellow. A certain relationship develops, at first restrained and wary, then more and more trusting.
The girl is forced to leave her (for now) friend in order to save her father from trouble, the Beast dies of despair, but the sincere love of the Beauty revives him, and his true the appearance of a handsome Prince. Happy ending, everyone is happy, a feast and a wedding, I was there, drinking honey and beer...
This is general.
I'll say a few words about the images of Beauty and the Beast, and then we'll move on to the differences.
It is known about Nastenka that she is the youngest, kind, loving. Caring daughter. Gorgeous, " better than sisters" Traditional comparative phrase for Russian fairy tales “ two children are like people, and the third is special»
Belle – only daughter her father, a beauty, but with a reputation " strange girl", "out of this world", he reads and reads everything, he wouldn’t mind going to a dance or scratching his tongue with his peers at the well.
She - soul, Psyche, Anima, if you follow the Jungian canon. She does not care or is not interested in worldly life, she strives to go beyond the horizon, to see distant and unexplored countries.
The image of Belle in the Disney cartoon "Beauty and the Beast"
The image of Nastenka in the Soviet cartoon “The Scarlet Flower”
And this is where the differences begin
If you look carefully, Nastenka humbly asks her father, she does not flaunt her “ spirituality", waits his turn after the older sisters. He doesn’t ask for an expensive gift, but wants “beauty”: “ Bring me a Scarlet flower, the most beautiful flower in the world.” She is obedient and polite, as befits a good, kind girl. In general, obedience is the main virtue of fairy-tale Russian girls.
Nastenka in "Morozko"
Belle is proud, willful, stubborn, arrogant. No one is worthy of her affection, she is too good for this village, she dreams of very specific things: a prince from the castle, a magical life.
Well, he gets this magic in full. As they say, according to the tickets purchased.
(Girls, and boys too, keep this in mind for the future: dreams come true. Exactly in the form in which you asked. Therefore, be careful with requests and prayers).
Prince. Both there and there, the Prince was bewitched by a witch and ordered to remain in the guise of a Beast until a certain young girl fell in love and wanted to marry him. And here we see one of the most striking differences. Who can say which one?
(Yes, Danya, I had no doubt about your analytical talent, excellent).
Of course, in the Russian fairy tale, the prince-royal suffered for nothing; the evil Witch took revenge on his father, stole the baby and turned him into a collection of the most disgusting animals damn, make a special note of this: wonderful baby turned into an animal. Does this remind you of anything? Your parents haven’t talked about you yet, they say, you were a wonderful baby, but he became some kind of monster?
That's right, we are talking about adolescence, when a sweet and handsome boy suddenly turns, as if through evil witchcraft, into a rude, arrogant creature covered with acne and fur, who growls and lunges at everyone. Well, who recognized themselves?
The Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The monster in the Soviet cartoon "The Scarlet Flower"
But the Prince from the European fairy tale is punished as he deserves: he was rude and pushed away an elderly woman who asked for shelter in bad weather. We can assume that rudeness and aggression towards the Mother is punished in the most ruthless way; the Prince must find strength and learn to behave differently so that someone can love him.
Note that Belle is too, in a sense punished: for pride, for disdain for the opinions of others, for arrogance. She and the Prince are like two boots.
They overcome the machinations of enemies (envious sisters, a hostile environment), and, in the end, the Soul (maiden) and the Animal (monster) come to love and harmony.
Let us note once again the main difference in the Russian and European views on the process of growing up, as well as on troubles and trials: on the one hand, fate, fate, obedience and humility. On the other hand – pride, obstinacy, punishment, and then still: humility, selflessness, loyalty to one’s word.
A slightly more passive and wait-and-see position in the East, a little more aggression and free will in the West.
Partly, this is due natural conditions: short, often infertile Russian summer, evil and long winters are good at instilling in people obedience and humility before the blows of Fate.
On the other hand, the legendary Russian resourcefulness is of the same origin. While the European carefully and thoroughly crafts his intricate little things (products of the craft), the Russian man will create something ingenious from two snot and one snag, which by tomorrow may already fall apart, but today it will work. Still, there’s not much more to be done before sunset.
Please note: everything Disney cartoons, all films are about the same thing. Fight for my the truth, be persistent, do not back down - and you will be the King.
Russian fairy tales tell us something else: help those who are weaker, die yourself - and help out your comrade, use your wits where strength does not save. This is the worldview of the inhabitants of vast, endless territories, dense and dangerous forests, a people who have often tried to conquer, a position of the strong.
Belle with the prince
Nastenka with the prince
A combination of magical and spiritual, Christian and pagan.
The Soul-Maiden finds her beautiful Prince where she least expected it. The reward for perseverance, for loyalty, for courage is love, not a bag of gold.
(Thank you very much everyone, you did a great job. Take home: write what you think about the issue of Doom and free will, and how it affects modern society. At least five thousand characters. Everyone is free, see you on Monday.)
Well...
The first part is over.
You will again swear that I mixed everything together, but this second part will now, in my opinion, be very logical.
I adore fairy tales, I love fairy tales, I watch fairy tales whenever possible.
And here you go - all the fairy-tale adaptations based on “Beauty and the Beast”.
I wonder if you can guess which movie is my very, very favorite out of all of this?
This is not a hit parade, the list items are arranged chronologically.
Beauty and the Beast (1946) / La belle et la bete
Despite the colossal popularity of the fairy tale, before the Second World War it was filmed only by the authors of early, silent and short films. The first full-fledged film adaptation of Beauty and the Beast was released only in 1946.
The most aesthetic, the most sensual of the film adaptations - in fact, it is more for adults than for children. The monster was played by the director's lover, the great Jean Marais - he was put on makeup for five hours every day. All visible parts of the body were covered with hair (Cocteau was inspired by the appearance of a deer), and numerous stitches, welts and scars were placed on the face. But even in this form, Mare was so incredibly beautiful that Greta Garbo, who was filming in a nearby pavilion, saw the actor without makeup and exclaimed: “Give me back my Beast!”
When creating the scenery, the director used black and white engravings by Gustave Doré, costumes for the actors were sewn by 23-year-old Pierre Cardin, and for the actresses - dressmakers from the Lanvin fashion house... For post-war cinema, when there was not enough money for anything, and harsh realism was in fashion, “Beauty...” Jean Cocteau produced an effect no less than Christian Dior’s “new look” collection just a year later...
Walt Disney was so impressed with it that he abandoned his own plans for a film adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. He did not believe that his studio could surpass the creation of the French.
The Scarlet Flower (1952)
Master Soviet animation Lev Atamanov is best known for " Snow Queen" and "Golden Antelope". Shortly before the creation of these two films, Atamanov at the Soyuzmultfilm studio filmed “The Scarlet Flower,” a Russian fairy-tale variation on the theme of “Beauty and the Beast.” Russian writer Sergei Aksakov, who wrote down “The Scarlet Flower” from the words of his maid, was amazed at how folk tale similar to its French version. Among the animators of “The Scarlet Flower” were future famous production directors Fyodor Khitruk, Roman Kachanov, Vyacheslav Kotenochkin, Roman Davydov and Boris Dezhkin. The production designer of the film was Leonid Shvartsman, the future creator of Cheburashka's appearance.
Beauty and the Beast (1976) / Beauty and the Beast
Remember General Turgidson from the political satire Dr. Strangelove? The role was played by the flamboyant Hollywood actor George C. Scott, best known in the United States for his role as General Patton in the 1970 biopic Patton. However, Scott knew how to portray not only military men. In 1976, he played the Beast in the live-action television version of Beauty and the Beast. Belle's father in Fiedler Cooke's film was portrayed by Bernard Lee, who played the role of M in the James Bond series for many years. Home female role The film featured supporting actress Trish van Dever, Scott's wife. The film was nominated for three Emmy awards (makeup, costumes, leading actor).
Scarlet Flower (1977)
Alexander Abdulov's career as one of the main heartthrobs in the history of Soviet cinema began with " An ordinary miracle"and the lesser-known film by Irina Povolotskaya "The Scarlet Flower", where the actor played the monster prince. The father of the heroine in this film was Lev Durov, and the sorceress who bewitched the hero was portrayed by Alla Demidova.
Alyonushka was played by theater actress Marina Ilyicheva-Ryzhakova, who usually did not act in films.
Beauty and the Beast (1987) / Beauty and the Beast
My God, who would have thought. In the interval between the first and second Terminators, Linda Hamilton played a very reverent role in the television version of Beauty and the Beast. The action took place in New York, and Hamilton portrayed an employee of the prosecutor's office who comes into contact with the inhabitants of a secret underworld. The main character of the series - an underground mutant with lion-like features - was played by Ron Perlman, future hero"Hellboy". The show was canceled because Hamilton became pregnant and was unable to continue filming as usual. The producers had to kill her character and introduce a new main character into the plot, which had a painful impact on the ratings. 
Beauty and the Beast (1991) / Beauty and the Beast
The 1991 Disney cartoon is undoubtedly the world's most famous adaptation of the fairy tale. The film is considered one of the highest achievements of two-dimensional Disney animation. Many of its creators-animators later became famous and honored directors. full-length cartoons. Thus, the bizarre design of the Beast was developed by Chris Sanders, who later directed the cartoons “Lilo and Stitch” and “How to Train Your Dragon.”
The image of Belle Belle was based on Judy Garland and Julie Andrews; as for the Beast, his image is completely original. It's even a shame that the world doesn't know who Robbie Benson is - if Beauty and the Beast were filmed today, he would, without a doubt, be voiced by the star actor.
The film was developed in the style of sweeping Broadway musicals, and a few years after its premiere, its songs were used in the Broadway production of the same name, which became one of the most successful shows in the entire history of the American musical.
Terribly beautiful (2011) / Beastly
The action takes place in modern Manhattan, the Beast is the son of a millionaire and an arrogant handsome man, cursed by a touchy classmate (she, unfortunately, turned out to be a witch). Yes, “Terribly Beautiful” is a very free adaptation of an 18th-century fairy tale – but its essence remains the same. Main role Played by perhaps the most attractive young man on the big screen (forgive us, Zac Efron), former model Alex Pettyfair. Even in monstrous makeup, he did not lose his attractiveness.
By the way, about makeup. The filmmakers decided to do without the signature shaggy look: the “ugliness” of the Beast was to be given by numerous scars and tattoos. Applying the makeup took a total of six hours, and Alex Pettyfair was delighted with the process. Another question is that for modern teenagers this Beast did not look like a Beast at all: a goth who went a little overboard with tattoos and piercings - but in general, nothing terrible.
Beauty and the Beast (2012) / Beauty and the Beast
For four seasons, the American channel The CW broadcast a modern, science-fiction version of Beauty and the Beast, where main character was a New York detective, and main character – former soldier, who became a mutant as a result of an experiment to create super warriors. The show was a success, although it was very poorly received by critics. The main characters of the series were played by Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan.
Beauty and the Beast (2014) / La belle et la bete
French director Christophe Gans, famous for “The Crying Assassin” and “Brotherhood of the Wolf,” filmed his big-budget adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast” three years ago. Unlike many film versions of the fairy tale, this film focuses great attention the main character's family.
Gothic landscape, baroque costumes, as if copied from the paintings of old masters, a fairy-tale atmosphere - it seems that the director of dark thrillers, Christophe Hahn, has undergone a moral “reforging” and has finally made a film for family viewing. However, the casting in the new film is perfect: the Beauty is played by the “Gallic Angelina Jolie”, Lea Seydoux, and the Beast is an irresistible villain from most of his films, and ex-husband Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel...
In France, Gance's production enjoyed success and love from critics. The international press, however, wrote very skeptically about the film.
He's a Dragon (2015)
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Underrated in its homeland, but becoming popular in China, the Russian fantasy melodrama by Indara Dzhendubaeva loosely retold “Beauty and the Beast,” turning the enchanted monster into a dragon that can take on human form. The script was written based on the novel “Ritual” by the Dyachenko spouses. Almost every film used real special effects or computer graphics. The main roles were played by Maria Poezzhaeva and Matvey Lykov. Now the filmmakers are working on a sequel, which will be shot with the participation of Chinese filmmakers and partly with Chinese funds. Producer Igor Tsai said that the sequel will be released in Russia and the Middle Kingdom in 2018, and Chinese actors will join Matvey Lykov and Maria Poezzhaeva
Well, and finally...
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
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Kirk Wise
Don Han
Sarah MacArthur
Roger Ollers
Kelly Asbury
voiced
90 minutes (special edition)
"The beauty and the Beast"(English) Beauty and the Beast) is the thirtieth animated film by the Walt Disney Company. The premiere took place on November 22, 1991 in US cinemas. The film is an adaptation famous fairy tale"Beauty and the Beast" about beautiful girl, imprisoned in the castle by a terrible monster. This film was the first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
The film was shot in the traditional Disney style.
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Linda Woolverton's film is based on a screenplay by Roger Ollers, which is an adaptation of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" by Jean-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (uncredited). The film is directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Weiss. Music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman.
Box office receipts amounted to 146 million dollars. The film became the third most successful film of 1991 after Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It is also Disney's most successful animated film of its time.
The animated film was awarded an Oscar in the categories “Best Selection of Music for a Film”, “ Best Song"(Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's "Beauty and the Beast", performed at the end of the film by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson). Menken and Ashman's two other songs from the film were also nominated. The best music” and “Best Song” (“Be Our Guest” and “Belle”). "Beauty and the Beast" was also nominated for an award in the categories " Best Sound" and "Best Film". It is the only animated film to ever be nominated for Best Picture, and will likely remain so due to the introduction of Best Animated Picture.
Summary
One cold winter night, an ugly old woman came across the prince's castle. She asks the prince to let her warm up, although she only had one rose to give him as gratitude. Being selfish and heartless, the prince sends her away simply because he dislikes her. The old woman warns him that true beauty is hidden in the depths of the heart and is not visible. The prince refuses her again, and the woman takes on her true form as a powerful sorceress and, as punishment for the cruel and selfish prince, she turns him into a monster. The servants in the castle are also bewitched; they become tea cups, candles, pieces of furniture, and other household utensils. The castle becomes scary; cherubs become gargoyles. This spell will last until the monster learns to love and someone loves him. However, this must happen before the last petal of the magical rose withers and falls, otherwise he will remain a monster forever. Many years have passed, the monster is in despair and every time he instantly becomes furious, wondering who could love the disgusting monster.
"Beauty" is a girl named Belle who lives with her father Maurice in a small French village. Maurice is known for his extravagant inventions; The townspeople notice Belle's beauty, but consider her strange because of her passion for books (as was believed at the time, most women must be a little stupid, as Gaston, one of the villagers, said in his phrase, "It is not normal for a woman to read Soon she will have ideas and start thinking..."). Her beauty attracted the attention of local hunter and strongman Gaston, but Beauty considers him "rude and arrogant" and ignores him.
Fragment from the cartoon “Beauty and the Beast”.
One day, Maurice decides to demonstrate his latest invention at a fair in the village. On the way, he got lost in the forest. The wolves are chasing him, his horse, Philip, does not obey and, frightened, flees. Maurice runs blindly through the forest and eventually finds the monster's castle. The castle servants, still in the form of various household utensils, take care of him. And so on until the monster returns. The monster holds Maurice as his prisoner, considering him a "trespasser."
The beauty, returning to the village, politely but firmly resists Gaston's proposal to marry her. Gaston explains to Beauty that she will be his "little wife", having 6 or 7 handsome boys(by character - “real men”, like himself), and makes many other compliments that are humiliating from her point of view. She is very surprised when she sees that her father's horse has returned without its owner. With the help of her father's horse, she finds the way to the castle. There she invites the Beast to take her prisoner instead of her father; The Beast agrees and sends Maurice back to the village. Back in town, Maurice tries to tell people what happened to Beauty, but the villagers, including Gaston, think he is crazy and refuse to help him, so Maurice decides to get his daughter back on his own.
The Beast, realizing that his captive could break the spell, gives Belle her own room and allows her to walk around the castle wherever she wants, except for the West Wing - the Beast's old room, where everything hints at his past as a man. Of course, he has not learned anything good since his transformation: so, he orders that none of the servants should feed Beauty if she does not dine with him. The beauty is sad, thinking that she will never see her father again, she does not have the slightest desire to do anything for the Beast.
From left to right: Mrs. Potts, Chip, Cogsworth.
The castle is filled with various utensils and accessories, including a Lumiere candlestick and a Cogsworth mantel clock, entertaining guests with a fine French meal and providing as much comfort as a team of servants can provide (despite the fact that the Beast forbids them to do so due to his unsuccessful attempt make Beauty come to dinner). Of course, everyone wants Beauty and the Beast to fall in love with each other - so they can all regain their human form. Unfortunately, Beauty and the Beast are not found common language due to the arrogance with which he treats her and the constant bickering with each other.
During a tour of the castle, a curious Beauty enters a corridor she has never been in before, the forbidden West Wing. Everything in the room - the broken mirrors and especially the torn painting of his human form - reflects the Beast's sadness. Enchanted by the beautiful rose, Beauty comes to take it, but the Beast, who has suddenly returned, becomes enraged and drives her away. She quickly leaves the castle, and is immediately confronted by a pack of wolves in the forest; The monster turns out to be her only protector. Over time, Beauty and the Beast fall in love, and over the course of several days, the Beast becomes more humane, showing more kindness. Thus, Beauty "sees a side of him that she has never seen of him before." One day he gives her a magic mirror that can show everything she wants to see. She asks to see her father and sees that he is sick and dying because he foolishly tried to find the castle to bring her back. The monster, sincerely loving, makes the only right decision, frees her, and she and her father return to their home in the village. However, Gaston comes with an angry crowd and threatens to put Maurice in a mental asylum if Belle does not agree to marry him. She desperately tries to prove that her father is normal, and shows the crowd an image of the Beast using a magic mirror.
Angered and feeling betrayed, Gaston convinces the crowd that the Beast is a terrible threat to society and incites the crowd to ransack the castle, calling for them to "kill the Beast." The enchanted inhabitants of the castle fight against the large crowd and drive it away. Gaston finds the Beast and attacks him. The monster, who is in anguish, being sure that Beauty will never return again, does not resist until Belle appears in the castle again. However, at the very moment when the Beast is about to kill Gaston, it realizes that it can no longer do this to anyone and lets the latter go. As soon as the Beast and Beauty are reunited, Gaston treacherously inflicts a mortal wound on the Beast with a dagger, but falls off the roof and falls to his death. At the last moment, Belle tells the dying Beast that she loves him, and the spell is broken. The monster turns back into a prince, the terrible castle becomes beautiful again, the enchanted castle utensils are returned to human form. A beautiful and touching fairy tale ends with the wedding of the prince and Belle.
- In “The Mob Song,” Gaston quotes from “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. "Let your courage fly like a banner."
- The crowd's chants of "Kill the Beast" involuntarily evoke associations with the film "Lord of the Flies", based on the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. In the plots of both films, people are convinced that it is the “monster” that is evil, although in reality they themselves are the source of evil.
- The film was restored and re-edited for re-release in theaters on January 1 of this year. For this version of the film, much of the animation was reworked, the order of the mise-en-scenes was changed, the cut song "Human Again" was inserted into the second act of the film, and all the original film fragments were transferred to a new digital format to match the high resolution of the IMAX format. Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition, the title of the extended version of the film, was released by the Disney Platinum Collection on 2 DVDs in October.
- “Belle” means “beautiful” in French (perfectly matches the title of the film - “Beauty and the Beast”)
- Gaston is the first animated character in a modern Disney film to assert his superiority over women (Gaston calls Beauty his "little wife" and says that he and Belle will have six or seven "real men" like himself, (and also says that reading is not a suitable activity for women). Similarly, Jafar, another Disney character, states in a conversation with Princess Jasmine that silence is "a wonderful quality in a wife").
- When Gaston puts his feet on the table in Beauty's house, the dirt that has fallen from his shoes clearly resembles the head of Mickey Mouse. According to the old Disney tradition, there are "hidden Mickeys" in all films.
- Beauty and the Beast was the first and only animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. He lost this title to the film "Silence of the Lambs".
- At the very beginning of the film, as soon as the first frames appear on the screen, we see the castle before it was cursed. In the foreground, a deer drinks from a stream. We see this deer suddenly raise its head and look around. This deer looks just like Bambi's mother in the same scene before the hunter kills her (obviously, this hunter is implied to be Gaston).
- In the tavern, when Gaston sings his song, he lifts up the bench with the triplets. The same triplets are in “Aladdin” when Prince Ali Ababwa enters the city and the Genie sings the song, appearing on the balcony with the triplets.
- Robbie Benson, who voices the Beast, is the brother of Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
- In one episode, Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts sing on a fence. Cogsworth is wearing a farmer's straw hat and holding a pitchfork. This is a reference to the famous American Gothic painting by artist Grant Wood.
- A literal translation of the beginning of Gaston's song after Maurice is thrown out of the tavern:
GASTON: Lefou, I'm afraid I thought.
LEFOU: It could be dangerous.
GASTON: I know.
- The tavern scene is reminiscent of a scene from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Todd, where one of the characters (very similar to Gaston) sings about the headless horseman.
Characters
Belle(voiced by Paige O'Hara) - a girl just out of her teens, about twenty. She has brown hair, brown eyes and a passion for reading (a quality that Gaston deeply disgusts). Very smart and independent, she desperately wants to escape the boring atmosphere of the poor village where she lives. Apart from her father Maurice, she has no other relatives. She stands out very much, which can be seen in her habits (reading) and clothes (blue, while everyone else is dressed in red and brown). Beauty is probably the cutest "Disney princess" for modern girls because of her knowledge, courage, compassion, and unwillingness to be indifferent.
Monster(voiced by Robbie Benson) - seemingly some kind of anthropomorphic hybrid with the features of a wolf and a bull. In fact, this is a prince who was turned into a monster by a sorceress due to his lack of compassion and the ability to love (and, according to some viewers and fans, for discriminating against women based on gender). Loving someone is the only way to break the spell, so the Beast desperately wants to fall in love with the first girl he comes across; thus, according to the condition of the spell, he would be returned to human form. When he finally finds the right person, it turns out that haste and excessive persistence only hinder his goal.
Gaston(voiced by Richard White) - The villain of the film. He is big, strong, handsome, and masculine, and considers himself irresistible and desirable (an inflated self-esteem confirmed by the opinions of many young girls in the village, including three blonde dolls). Although he is scheming, amoral and brash (and also misogynistic and chauvinistic), he is not your typical Disney villain. He is much more attractive than most others Disney villains, and furthermore, unlike typical villains in Disney fantasies, he has no supernatural powers. According to Roger Ebert, Gaston "degrades over the course of the film from a chauvinistic pig to a sadistic monster."
Cogsworth(voiced by David Ogden Steers) - the butler of the castle, always tries to maintain order, so that everything is in its place, and is very eager to please his master, the Beast. Was turned into a mantel clock when the spell was cast.
Lumiere(voiced by Jerry Orbach) - the head waiter of the castle, was turned into a candelabra.
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