There aren’t any subtitles, but I think we all pretty much know the story of Beauty and the Beast at this point so figuring out what’s going on shouldn’t be too much of an issue. Of course, the tone of the piece is a different story, though I think that’s quite clear as well. The only question is how seriously will we be able to take this telling of the story and how good will the performances be at convincing us.
Starring Blue is the Warmest Color star Lea Seydoux as Belle and Vincent Cassel as the beast, this latest adaptation is directed by Christophe Gans and it’s his first film since 2006’s Silent Hill adaptation and he co-wrote it with first time screenwriter Sandra Vo-Anh.
The film will open in France on February 12, 2014, but there isn’t a domestic distributor as of yet and I’m not sure we should ever expect one. It seems like a title we may end up finding on DVD or Blu-ray unless it really wows the French. Give the trailer a watch below and let me know what you think. [via The Playlist]
