Beauty and the Beast (La belle et la bête)

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Once upon a time there was a rich merchant,

a brave and kind man

who, after losing his dear wife,

lived only for the good of his 6 children.

3 girls, 3 boys,

who filled the house with their laughter and chatter.

We have a little guest!

It wants to listen to the story!

Let's all make a wish.

But to yourselves, otherwise it will not come true.

Have you made your wish?

- Yes! - Yes!

And now, 1,

2, 3...

Good.

Would you like to hear more of the story?

- Yes! Yes! -Yes!

The merchant had a fleet of3 ships,

which were his pride and joy.

They were Mermaid , Triton ,

and the largest, Leviathan .

Their hulls stuffed with marvelous wares,

they were sailing the long voyage to home port,

when suddenly a violent storm broke.

The ships were engulfed by immense waves,

the lightning tore the sails, snapped their masts.

In the cold, silent deep,

the ocean twinkled like a starry night.

The armada sank to the bottom, and its treasures...

...swallowed up, lost forever.

Ruined within a month,

the merchant and his children had to depart their home,

their friends, their routines.

everything that, until now, made them happy.

I forbid you to take that!

Go ahead. Help yourselves.

We'll take our most precious things with us.

- No! No! No! -No! Ah, no! No!

Put that down or I'll scratch your eyes out!

Papakins! Do something!

They took it all! Our jewels, our beds, too!

It's the end, I want to die.

Clotilde, please stop saying "Papakins"

in front of these men.

And you, Anne, stop talking of death.

Oh, my heart! It's stopped beating.

Are you happy now? Adieu .

You see, Papakins, it's a mess. What are we going to do?

Where's Belle?

Belle, Belle! It's always about her.

Hey, wake up.

Maxime! Come on! Give us a hand!

- There. - What's inside?

All my books.

My notebooks, my sketches.

I was going to leave them here.

Tristan.

- What? - Look after your father.

Don't let Maxime throw away

the little money you have left.

Yes, I promise.

Don't worry. It will be alright.

Hey, watch out!

If anyone else laughs, I’ll stick my fist in...

Ignore them.

Ignore what? A little bit of action?

before a slow death in the country?

It's better to keep a low profile.

Don't you think?

Belle?

There, mother.

We're starting a new life.

And I'm ready now.

Would she have liked a life in the country?

She'd have loved it.

Me, too. I’ll love it.

I'm sure.

Of course.

We still have pride and courage in this family.

We'll stick together, like we always have.

Their new life took some time getting used to.

The first few nights, Belle stayed awake in her bedroom

listening to the sounds of the countryside.

Then, with her brothers' help,

she weeded the garden

and made the house into a fine retreat.

I have a fever.

A wrinkle.

Ah! Will these bugs never go away?

A month already in this hell!

We'll die alone, shriveled up,

devoured by these bugs.

Anne, Clotilde, get down!

Not her. Her joy makes me ill.

I want to drown her in the pond!

I'd bury her alive in that vegetable garden.

What are you up to?

Clotilde is not well. We'll take our breakfast in bed.

Certainly not.

And after lunch, we'll all tend the garden.

I'd rather die.

Let's go. Everyone downstairs.

Defeated,

comma,

pierced by arrows,

the young man left the battlefield,

taking refuge in the forest.

It seems they were happy to see me again

at the shipping offices. Dumont was charming.

His eldest daughter's married a count.

- What? But how can... - What?

But the big news is that the Mermaid ,

which was your mother's favorite,

has been found.

She was drifting along the coast,

and brought back into port.

And the goods on board?

Intact.

Children, I think we're saved.

Let's go pack our bags!

No, listen. We can burn it out here.

I'm tingling all over.

I'm alive again, Papakins, I'm reborn.

We can't go back into town in this state.

Of course not. You have to go to the shops

for perfume, and new dresses, and...

- We'll do a list. -Ah, yes...

- we shall really go to town! - Real life, at last.

You can come to town with me.

It's time I present my successor to Dumont.

I won't let you down, sir. Thank you.

- Thank you. - His last enemies defeated,

the young man returned to his lands, triumphant,

cheered on by his people.

Full stop.

A new novel, brother?

Oh, even better. This one's a masterpiece.

What's the matter with you?

Are you sulking?

Clearly.

If a girl is sad, she sulks.

If a girl's happy, she's mad.

Well, what should we think? Everyone but you is happy.

I'd like to stay here a little longer.

That's all.

- He's over there. -Yes.

We came to this house to bury our sorrows.

Our life's not meant to be here.

We both know what will happen.

Maxime will go back with the thugs he calls friends.

Anne and Clotilde will go out every evening to find a husband.

And you'll always be tied down with your work.

Belle, one of these days we’ll go separate ways.

Even you will grow up and will want to move on.

Not that we don't love each other,

just that you will have become a woman.

Don't forget a thing.

Clotilde could not bear it.

And you? What would you like?

I just want a rose.

I can't get them to grow here.

They're taking everything!

They even refuse to allow me to board my own ship.

You must face the facts,

The Mermaid and her cargo

no longer belong to you.

They treating me like I'm dirt.

Without me, this place would be no more than a fishing port,

and you don't give a damn!

You lacked judgment, my poor friend.

You signed away all the letters of credit,

despite my having warned you.

Please, do not patronize me, Dumont.

Without me, you would not be sitting at that desk.

Have you lost your dignity as well as your fortune?

You'll pay for that!

Hey! Stop that now!

You don't understand, do you?

You have no power anymore.

You play the big businessman, but you're nothing.

I pity you, father.

Maxime!

I see a man.

You must not allow him to pass.

He bears important news.

News? Good or bad?

You know very well that depends on the other cards.

You don't feel like making making me happy, Astrid?

So tell me something exciting.

I am like the cards, my love,

I cannot lie to you.

Did I not foretell those scars?

A torrent of gold,

below an emerald moon.

Destiny smiles on you.

Gold.

And emeralds.

Come on, you scoundrels!

Didn't I tell you that we're going to be rich?