Storyline for 'Beauty and the Beast':
A dark twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between beautiful Belle and the feared forest Beast. As villagers are being brutally murdered and the Beast is hunted down as the one responsible for the mayhem, Belle and Beast team up to defeat the real killer the power-hungry witch's malevolent troll. | This wonderful piece of modern-day animated Disneyana gets a snazzy update - including a brand-new musical number. The action takes place in a quaint French village during the late 18th century, where the beautiful Belle finds escape from her ordinary existence - and boorish suitors like Gaston - by reading books. But when she meets a hideous beast (actually an enchanted prince), only true love can save the day.
