kevin kline played belle's father in the new beauty and the beast.
kevin kline played belle's father in the new beauty and the beast.
who played belle's father in the new beauty and the beast?
kevin kline
one of at least nine significant ways in which the remake deviates from its source material, "evermore" is among the film's songs that emphasize the sadness and loneliness of both the beast and belle's situations. occurring approximately two-thirds into the film, the song assumes a role that was originally occupied by the song "if i can't love her" in the broadway musical, identified by fred hawson of "abs-cbn news" as "a grand moving solo" during which the beast sincerely expresses his undying feelings for belle. in "beauty and the beast", "evermore" appears as a solo performed by the beast shortly before "the mob song" as the film approaches its dramatic climax. after the beast and belle (emma watson) share a dance in the castle's ballroom to mrs. potts (emma thompson) singing "beauty and the beast", the couple has a conversation during which the beast learns how much belle actually misses her father, maurice (kevin kline). finally admitting that belle is no longer his prisoner, the character sings "evermore" shortly after he releases the heroine from the castle, insisting that she return to her village and protect maurice from gaston (luke evans). believing that belle has been lost to him forever, the beast is heartbroken by the character's departure and laments his misfortune by performing "evermore", accepting that releasing his former prisoner makes breaking the enchantress' spell more difficult, even impossible. serving as a culmination of both the beast's personal and emotional journeys, tracy goldman of "the" "cornell daily sun" observed that the song "adds more depth to the character" by "highlighting the changes he goes through throughout the movie."
evermore (beauty and the beast song)
belle and the other characters from the first movie appear in the stage show, beauty and the beast live on stage at disney's hollywood studios, walt disney world. belle appears in a meet-and-greet attraction at magic kingdom's fantasyland called enchanted tales with belle. in season 18 of "dancing with the stars", danica mckellar played belle while performing a quickstep on a disney themed episode. ginger zee and edyta śliwińska also both portrayed belle while performing a foxtrot and waltz respectively during the disney night episode of the 22nd season of "dancing with the stars". emma slater then played belle while dancing a foxtrot during the disney theme night of the show's 24th season.
belle (beauty and the beast)