![]() ![]() “I think that the characters are what Nik and Will would and could be if it weren’t for social conventions and propriety,” says Pruiksma. The dynamic between the characters onscreen (“You pompous, paraffin-headed pea-brain!” “En garde, you overgrown pocket watch!”) was really a heightened, cartoonish version of the real-life friction between Ranieri and Finn. The resemblance wasn’t just physical, though. Finn looked more like the shorter, heavier, round-faced Cogsworth. Like Lumière, Ranieri was the taller of the two. Nik Ranieri and Will Flynn in 1991, left, and in 2016, right. And, like any great actors and animators, both of these artists drew from their personal experiences to make it real between the characters on the screen.” “Oh God, the casting on that film was absolutely perfect-divinely guided, one would say,” recalls Dave Pruiksma, who was supervising animator for the matronly Mrs. But for Nik Ranieri and Will Finn, who animated castle dwellers Lumière and Cogsworth, respectively, the contentious friendship between the suave candelabra maître and the punctilious pendulum clock hit incredibly close to home. That methodology allowed an animator to focus on and hone a single performance, the way actors immerse themselves in roles. And tucked away in the film’s credits is a bit of history that’s easy to miss: Beauty and the Beast was also the first film in which individual lead animators were acknowledged for their specific character contributions.ĭisney’s approach of assigning a specific artist to a particular character was tried and true, and as old as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. ![]() It was the first animated Disney film to use an official screenwriter the first to blend hand-drawn animation with Pixar’s computer-driven technology and the first animated film ever nominated for a best-picture Oscar. Beauty and the Beast is a triumph of artistry – a rare movie where all of the elements gel perfectly.In 1991, Beauty and the Beast made history. "Irresistible" is an apt description of this film, because every frame is imbued with a magic that is rare for any motion picture, animated or otherwise. In all it is one of the greatest love stories ever told. One of the top Disney films of all-time, and one of the best films period, Beauty And The Beast is a blend of fairy tale and music the entire family can enjoy together. In time, however, Belle discovers that life in the castle is not as dreadful as it initially seems. ![]() She makes the bargain, Maurice is set free, and she is trapped. Nevertheless, he agrees to release her father if she accedes to being his permanent guest. Now, he is filled with equal parts hope and dread at Belle's arrival - hope that she might be "the one" to break the spell, and dread that she might be repulsed by his ugliness. Once a handsome prince, he has been cursed to remain a beast until he finds someone who truly loves him in spite of his appearance. Then there's the Beast (Robby Benson), the terrifying creature who rules over this domain and holds Maurice captive. Potts (Angela Lansbury), a grandmotherly tea pot and many others. There's Lumiere (Jerry Orbach), a candlestick with impeccable manners and an voice that recalls Maurice Chevalier Cogsworth (David Ogden Stiers), a clock with a high impression of himself and his role in the castle Mrs. Venturing inside, she discovers a gallery of magical creatures – regular household objects that speak and move. Belle goes searching for him and stumbles upon a dark and scary castle. Then, one fateful day, her father disappears in the forest. Every time she ventures outdoors, she draws stares and snickers, but, despite her strangeness, Gaston is determined to marry her. She has read just about everything available in the town, and eagerly awaits the arrival of anything new. She keeps to herself, helping her inventor father, Maurice (Rex Everhart), with his contraptions, and, in her spare time, devouring books. Unfortunately for those who might want her as a wife, including the dim, narcissistic Gaston (Richard White), she's also one of the village's oddest denizens. Belle (voice of Paige O'Hara) is the most beautiful girl in a provincial town in France. ![]()
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