Beauty And The Beast

1810. After losing all of his ships at sea, a ruined merchant is forced into exile in the countryside with his six children. Among them is Belle, his youngest daughter, a joyful girl full of grace and charm. One day, during an arduous journey, the merchant stumbles on the magical realm of the Beast, who condemns him to death for stealing a rose. Belle offers herself up in her father's place, as she feels responsible for the terrible fate that has befallen her family. However, at the Beast's castle, it is not death that awaits her, but a strange life in which moments of enchantment are mingled with joy and sadness. Every evening at dinner time, Belle and the Beast sit down together. At first they are like strangers with nothing in common, but they slowly discover one another. While Belle must reject his amorous advances, she tries to unravel the mysteries surrounding the Beast and his realm. When night falls, fragments of the Beast's life are revealed to her in dreams, and she discovers a tragic story in which this lonely and ferocious Beast was once a stately prince...