Old Films for New
For this assignment, I have chosen to look at Beauty and the Beast. The original was one of my favourite Disney films as a child, and its recent remake still makes my list of favourite films of all time. Because of this, I feel as though it would be a good choice to explore these productions in closer detail. Beauty and the Beast, first released in the year 1991, is an American animated romantic fantasy. It is Disney's thirtieth feature-length film and, despite being produced in America by Walt Disney Pictures, the story itself is a French fairytale. The original version of this film was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and stars Robby Benson – an American actor, singer and director – as the voice of Beast, and Paige O'Hara – an American voice actress, singer and actress - as the voice of Belle. The film's budget was twenty million US dollars, half of the budget of Disney's popular film The Little Mermaid, which inspired the production company to decide t