Beauty and the Beast (1991) / Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Beauty And The Beast (1991)

The first animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture, Disney’s enchanting romance follows the blossoming relationship between the beautiful, book-reading Belle and the ferocious Beast, a former prince who lives in a lonely castle and has been cursed until he recognizes the power of love. With voices provided by Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury, and Jerry Orbach; songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman include "Be Our Guest," "Belle," and the Oscar-winning title tune. 92 min. C/Rtg: G

Beauty And The Beast (2017)

Disney’s memorable 1991 animated musical take on the classic Gallic fable received a lush, popular, and equally enchanting live-action do-over, as fate brings the lovely and literate village lass Belle (Emma Watson) to a cursed castle whose lord has been doomed by his cruelty and arrogance to live out his days as the hideous Beast (Dan Stevens). Will he--and his coterie of houseservants transformed into housewares--be rescued by the curative power of love? Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson. Kevin Kline, Luke Evans, Josh Gad also star. 120 min. C/Rtg: PG