What films influenced The Beast?

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.

Year2024

CountryFrance

DirectorBertrand Bonello

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Bonello also tells me he watched Max Ophüls’s The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) with his lead Léa Seydoux to help her prepare for the role... I wanted Léa to have a character with a real arc and for me, Max Ophüls is the master of that. I think The Earrings of Madame de... is the height of melodrama, a very powerful film, because a woman goes through different periods of her life with a single piece of jewellery. I wanted Léa to have that, a very grand character who goes through time.

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