Having lost his fortune at sea, a merchant and his children are forced to retire to the countryside. Belle is his youngest daughter, full of beauty and grace. While travelling, the Merchant discovers the Beast, who sentences him to death for stealing a rose. Belle, who blames herself for her family's misfortune, offers to sacrifice her life in place of her father's. But what awaits Belle is not death, but joy, magic and romance. 2014 ESKWAD - PATHE PRODUCTION - TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION - ACHTE / NEUNTE / ZWOLFTE / ACHTZEHNTE BABELSBERG FILM - 120 FILMS.