The Beast and beauty is the adaptation of a story by Madame de Villeneuve. As La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins, Released Founded in 1740, it paints a portrait of a joyous Belle and touching girl that falls deeply in love with the Beast, a cursed creature looking for love and redemption. In 1760, a children's version was published. It had been that then and Jean Cocteau Walt Disney attracted their adaptations. Overshadowed, the initial version by Madame de Villeneuve has never been adapted to your screen... until now!