Beauty and the Beast

In 18th-century France, a selfish young prince refuses shelter to an enchantress disguised as a beggar woman. She reveals herself and punishes him by transforming him into a monstrous Beast and his servants into enchanted household objects, while erasing the castle's existence from the memories of the outside world. The curse can only be broken if the Beast learns to love and earns love in return before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose.

Years later, Belle, a bright and well-read young woman, lives in the small provincial village of Villeneuve with her father Maurice, an artist. She is largely an outsider, and repeatedly rebuffs the arrogant, self-admiring hunter Gaston, who is determined to make her his wife. When Maurice sets out on a journey and becomes lost in the forest, he stumbles upon the Beast's enchanted castle and seeks refuge there. After he picks a rose from the castle's garden, the Beast imprisons him. Belle rides out to find her father, discovers him in the castle dungeon, and offers herself as prisoner in his place. The Beast accepts, and Maurice is sent away.

Belle explores the castle and is introduced to the enchanted servants: Lumière the candelabra, Cogsworth the clock, Plumette the feather duster, and Mrs. Potts the teapot, along with her son Chip the teacup. They hope Belle may be the one to break the curse. Belle and the Beast maintain an uneasy relationship at first, but after Belle ventures into the forbidden west wing and then flees into the forest, she is attacked by wolves. The Beast rescues her, and as Belle tends his wounds afterward, a tentative friendship begins. The Beast grants Belle access to his vast library, and their bond deepens. In a pivotal moment, the Beast shows Belle a magical book capable of transporting the reader anywhere in the world; Belle uses it to visit Paris, where she discovers a childhood memory suppressed by the enchantress's spell — that her mother died of plague when Belle was an infant, and her father brought her to Villeneuve to give her a fresh start.

Back in Villeneuve, Maurice tries to tell the villagers about the Beast, but no one believes him. Gaston offers to help him, hoping that rescuing Belle would make her grateful enough to marry him. When Maurice refuses to condone Gaston's interest in Belle, Gaston has him tied to a tree and left for the wolves. Maurice is rescued by an eccentric hermit but is later committed to an asylum at Gaston's instigation. Sensing that her father is in danger, Belle uses the Beast's magic mirror to show the village the Beast, proving her father is sane. This triggers panic; Gaston rallies the frightened villagers into an angry mob and leads them to attack the castle. The enchanted servants repel the mob, but Gaston pursues the Beast alone to the castle roof, shooting him twice. The Beast, who had lost the will to fight upon seeing Belle leave, initially refuses to defend himself. But when Belle returns and calls out to him, he rallies and overpowers Gaston, sparing his life. Gaston, however, shoots the Beast a third time, fatally wounding him, before losing his footing and falling to his death.

As the Beast lies dying and the last petal falls from the enchanted rose, Belle declares her love for him. The enchantress, who has been watching over events in disguise among the villagers, reveals herself and lifts the curse. The Beast transforms back into the prince, the servants regain their human forms, and the spell erasing the castle from the world's memory is undone — villagers are reunited with loved ones they had forgotten. Belle and the prince celebrate with a grand ball.

Sources: Wikipedia