4.43 - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991) & The Outsider
This week’s film is one of Rob’s favourite Disney films (so no pressure, there) 1991’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
This week’s film is one of Rob’s favourite Disney films (so no pressure, there) 1991’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. After some plot summarising and a little light reviewing, we talk about the distinctive way this film looks, its place as a subversive text, and the fact that this is actually two films in one — in a good way, promise.
Next Time The next movie in our Disney animation/live action sub-season is the 2017 remake of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
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Recommendations
- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1946): Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, Josette Day
- UNIVERSAL SOLDIER (1992): Roland Emmerich, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren
- BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS (1971): Robert Stevenson, Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson
- JUMANJI (1995): Joe Johnston, Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst
Footnotes
Firstly, this article definitely chimes with what Rob was saying about Gaston: medium.com/@sjmyles79/can-we-have-movie-heroism-without-the-sexism-please-776bc291c65c. Here’s a little introduction to Busby Berkeley, to whom there are obvious references in the big song and dance numbers: filmschoolrejects.com/beginners-guide-to-busby-berkeley. While we’re talking about big beautiful film sequences, this article discusses the ballroom scene’s CGI: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/25-years-ago-cg-secrets-ballroom-sequence-beauty-beast-145174.html. Finally, here are a couple of enjoyable responses to the film: www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/the-enchantress-was-fcked-up and www.bustle.com/articles/195847-35-questions-i-still-have-about-beauty-the-beast.
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