angela lansbury was the voice of bell in beauty and the beast.
angela lansbury was the voice of bell in beauty and the beast.
voice of bell in beauty and the beast?
angela lansbury
beauty and the beast is a 1991 american animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. the 30th disney animated feature film and the third released during the disney renaissance period, it is based on the french fairy tale of the same name by jeanne-marie leprince de beaumont (who was uncredited in the english version but credited in the french version), and ideas from the 1946 french film of the same name directed by jean cocteau. "beauty and the beast" focuses on the relationship between the beast (voice of robby benson), a prince who is magically transformed into a monster and his servants into household objects as punishment for his arrogance, and belle (voice of paige o'hara), a young woman whom he imprisons in his castle to become a prince again. to break the curse, beast must learn to love belle and earn her love in return before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose or else the beast will remain a monster forever. the film also features the voices of richard white, jerry orbach, david ogden stiers, and angela lansbury.
beauty and the beast (1991 film)
"beauty and the beast" continues to be constantly lauded by both film and music critics alike. film critic janet maslin of "the new york times" praised "beauty and the beast", describing it as "a glorious ballad" while dubbing it ashman and menken's "biggest triumph". beliefnet called the song "stirring", while hal hinson of "the washington post" considers it to be among the film's best. roger moore of the "chicago tribune" referred to "beauty and the beast" as a "brilliant" song that "can move you to tears," while james berardinelli of "reelviews" cited it among the film's most "memorable" songs. anthony quinn of "the independent" highlighted "beauty and the beast" as the film's best song, going on to praise lansbury's "magnificent" performance, while the "deseret news" chris hicks called it "beautiful". simon brew of "den of geek" specifically enjoyed the lyrics "bittersweet and strange, finding you can change," describing the song as "superb". lansbury's vocal performance has also been singled out for praise: "slant magazine"s jaime n. christley wrote that lansbury "delivers the film's title tune, gooey treacle that it is, like nobody's business". describing the song as "beautiful", the "chicago tribune"s gene siskel wrote that "beauty and the beast" is "performed poignantly by the richly textured voice of angela lansbury". similarly, popmatters' bill gibron penned, "the moment angela lansbury's trite teapot steps up to sing the title song, all dry eye bets are off". the "new york post"s lou lumenick wrote that "beauty and the beast" was "unforgettably delivered by angela lansbury". aylin zara of buzzfeed opined that lansbury's version is superior to the single, penning, "though the commercial pop version of 'beauty and the beast,' sung by celine dion and peabo bryson, is great, the film version — performed by angela lansbury as mrs. potts — is even better. tender and warm ... it tugs at all the right heartstrings to get your eyes a little misty". rachael monaco of axs cited "tale as old as time. tune as old as song. bittersweet and strange. finding you can change. learning you were wrong. certain as the sun rising in the east. tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, beauty and the beast" as the film's best lyric. "entertainment weekly"'s darren franich, however, admitted to preferring "be our guest" and "belle" over "beauty and the beast".
beauty and the beast (disney song)