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"Beauty and the Beast's The Beast Within You"
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Written by Michel Gondry
Music by Elton John
Main Cast
BELL is Gretchen Mol
BELL’S father is played by Robin Williams
THE BEAST/BEN is Clive Owen
THE BEAST’S LIVE IN FRIENDS are Mathew Goode and Thomas Hayden Church
The WIDOW IS PLAYED by Judy Dench
THE WIDOW’S HUSBAND is played by Jim Broadbent
Tagline: "Fear Only the Beast within You"
Synopsis: PRESENT DAY NEW YORK CITY (2007)
Ben a young man in his thirties spends his days with friends Jonathan and Gilbert Sullivan, both twin brothers who are live in friends in his estate. Ben and his friends party their days away and celebrate the inheritance Ben’s father just left behind after his death.
One day, after a long night of drinking, Ben sees an old man in the street, coughing and collapsing to the floor. Ben, and his buddies, more concerned with calling 3 girls to come over that night pay little attention to the man in the street. The man begs for help or water but none of the boys seem to care. A woman, his wife, played by Judy Dench runs to her husband and begins to scream once she realizes her husband is dead. She looks over to the boys who still seem unmoved and holds her chest because her heart can’t take it. She holds her husband in her arms and yells to the boys, “There is nothing more grotesque than the Beast within You!”
A young woman, Bell awakens to hear that her father, played by Robin Williams left early to begin his new job at the Sullivan Corporation. Bell was saddened that her father lost his business and had to work as a Janitor. She wished she could help but could make very little money as a maid cleaning hotels. And, she heard the Sullivan’s to be evil, mean spirited people!
Bell, on an adventure walk, decided to walk close to the Sullivan mansion. She sensed a man behind the gates but he did not reveal himself to her. Instead, he made arrangements for her to work as a live in maid for the summer and promised to buy her father a store for him once again at the end of the summer.
Bell moved in against her father’s wishes. There was something in his voice that intrigued her. The first month she never saw the people she worked for but heard the head of the house yelling and having fits of anxiety in the other side of the house. She could hear other people with him yelling as well.
Bell curious as always, walked to a forbidden side of the home, only to discover Ben there for the first time. He hid and asked her to leave but she remained. “Let me look at you? She asked, Please? Bell was in tears after seeing the tall, disfigured man with loose skin and the stench that came from his body. His two friends came from the hallway and revealed themselves to her shortly after. Bell fainted and woke up in her room, confused.
Bell and Ben spent all their time together after that. She thought he was the most kind hearted person she ever met in her whole life. Everything to him seemed to happen for the first time. Ben loved her but knew that nothing could come of it. He had suffered too many rejections in the past as the man he had become. He offered to pay for her fathers store and told her to leave back home to be with him. Bell left and Ben wept in his beautiful home.
Shortly after Bell’s departure, Ben decided he would take his own life. Ben’s friends contacted Bell and she made it to the mansion to discover Ben, on the floor, and an empty bottle of pills by his side. Ben kept fighting her off but she convinced him to throw up. When he asked why he should live, Bell said because I have never loved anyone like I love you. What you did for my father, everything! I love you! Bell stepped back as she watched the Beast turn into his former self. Shortly after, the once grotesque home turned into a beautiful home and the streets outside in New York City were cleaner and the sun was brighter. Ben grabbed Bell in his arms and invited everyone to celebrate!
What the Press would say:
The role of Bell fits Gretchen Mol like a Glove. She is sure to get a nod this year!Robin Williams is hilarious as Bell’s eccentric father whose obsession with collecting rats is actually funny!
Elton’s John’s final score, “The Beast Within You, “is due to get Oscar attention! I can’t stop singing it, “If only I can stop…and see the true beauty…And release the Beast within you.”
For Your Consideration!
Best Picture
Best Screenplay: Michel Gondry
Best Director: Sofia Coppola
Best Actor: Clive Owen
Best Actress: Gretchen Mol
Best Supporting Actor: Robin Williams
Best Musical Score: Elton John
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