the maltese falcon is a 1931 american pre-code crime film , based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett and directed by roy del ruth .

the film stars ricardo cortez as private detective sam spade and bebe daniels as ruth wonderly .

maude fulton , brown holmes , and lucien hubbard ( who went uncredited ) wrote the screenplay .

the supporting cast features dudley digges , thelma todd , walter long , una merkel , and dwight frye .

the film is based on the 1929 novel the maltese falcon by dashiell hammett published by alfred a. knopf , inc .

the maltese falcon ( 1931 film )

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the detective film as myth : the maltese falcon and sam spade .
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check out this film clip from the 1931 version of the maltese falcon . the acting might seem a bit outdated , but the dialogue is straight out of the novel itself !
a comparison of the three versions of the hammett novel ' the maltese falcon ' .
applies principles of structural analysis to the study of
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the maltese falcon is a 1931 film directed by roy del ruth , starring ricardo cortez and bebe daniels . it was the first of three film adaptations of the 1929 novel of the same name by dashiell hammett .
shock to the system ( 2006 ) detective looks at replica of the maltese falcon .
du , bacall was in the big sleep , maltese falcon started mary astor .
kinesics and film acting : humphrey bogart in
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the big sleep
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sex , booze , and the code : four versions of the maltese falcon .
beyond the gates ( 2016 ) a replica of the maltese falcon sits on the desk at the video store .
the maltese falcon ( 1941 ) no discussion of film noir is complete without including humphrey bogart . true , film noir is seen as largely a post - war trope , but the maltese falcon is recognized as one of the early pioneers . ironically , this was the second film remake of dashiell hammett’s cynical classic novel , after the pre - code the maltese falcon ( 1931 ) and satan met a lady ( 1936 ) , with a young bette davis as the femme fatale .
listen in as npr discusses the impact that the maltese falcon still has 75 years after its publication .
the three sam spades : the shifting model of american masculinity in the three films of the maltese falcon .
major crimes : frozen assets ( 2014 ) ( tv episode ) features a dead dog named falcon , who was a maltese , allowing characters to mention
the maltese , falcon .
in the first screen version of the maltese falcon , detective sam spade investigates the theft of a priceless statue .
the marble elephant ( 2013 ) ( short ) the marble elephant is a direct parody of the maltese falcon .
anonymous rex ( 2004 ) ( tv movie ) dialogue references
a maltese falcon .
sands of oblivion ( 2007 ) ( tv movie ) maltese falcon replica is talked about .
two birds of a feather : hammett ' s and huston ' s the maltese falcon .
teenage mutant ninja turtles : the maltese hamster ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) the title spoofs the film .
film noir studies elaborates , saying , “ the maltese falcon could be described more accurately as a transitional film that marks the boundaries between true film noir and films that have few or no noir elements . the maltese falcon introduces elements that later became hallmarks of film noir — in particular the alienated and amoral hero , thefemme fatale , and the dark and disturbed urban environment in which they live — but it stops short of a purely noir outlook and visual representation . [ the film reacts ] against the dominant ideology of society and the conventions of contemporary hollywood films . the maltese falcon transforms the traditional detective film and signals the shift to film noir . ”
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sex , booze , and the code : four versions of the maltese falcon .
mr . church ( 2016 ) mr . church says , that the maltese falcon is his favorite movie .
mafia ii ( 2010 ) ( video game ) there is a restaurant in the game , called the maltese falcon .
the importance of ' c - ing ' in earnest : a comparison of the maltese falcon and chinatown .
' la belle dame sans merci ' and the neurotic knight : characterization in ' the maltese falcon . '
blonde heat ( the case of the maltese dildo ) ( 1985 ) this is a spoof on this film .
a clip from the beginning of the original film version of the maltese falcon . this film is a little different from the version with bogey . ricardo cortez as sam spade una merkel as effie perine bebe daniels as ruth wunderly
universal repeated such successes in its horror cycle , beginning with the vampire film dracula ( 1931 , tod browning ) . although it betrayed
this 1931 film is not the most famous version of the maltese falcon . made at the height of the wild pre - code years , it was denied re - release in the more buttoned - down breen era . this eventually led warner bros . to remake the film and the 1941 version is justly hailed as the best adaptation of the tale .
the dashiell hammett omnibus - the thin man - the maltese falcon - the glass key - the dain curse - red harvest & four short stories .
notes on john huston ' s cinematic approach to his adaptation of dashiell hammett ' s ' the maltese falcon ' .
dwight frye as wilmer cook in
the maltese falcon
1931 . as the pressure intensifies and friends turn into enemies , spade finally gets his wish and wilmer cook becomes the chosen , albeit reluctant , fall guy .
focuses on the film ' the maltese falcon , ' directed by john huston . view of sarris on ' the maltese falcon ' ; huston ' s films that have depended on simple visual symbolism and sharp contrasts of character ; reason l . b . mayer believed that huston was a realist .
january magazine celebrates the 75th anniversary of the maltese falcon in this article on hammett ' s influence on the genre of hardboiled detective fiction .
money hunt : the mystery of the missing link ( 1984 ) ( video )
all it was missing was the maltese falcon .
five bullets , five names ( 2015 ) ( short ) in the final scene , there is a maltese falcon on the desk .
the 1931 maltese falcon was terrible . and i ' m not just saying that because i think that only bogart could play spade . for example , i think nicholson could have done a good job , decades later .
plasticity , paternity , perversity : freud ' s ' falcon , ' huston ' s ' freud . ' ( filmmaker john huston ' s ' the maltese falcon ' ) .
draws parallels between the john huston version of
the maltese falcon
and the imagery in keats ' poem ' la belle dame sans merci ' .
and the novel ' s ending , where sam spade renews his affair with iva archer . the 1931 version adds
lee fu gow was once the key to the mystery . if you’ve read the maltese falcon and have seen the 1940 john huston film adaptation , you are probably wondering who lee fu gow is and how he figured in the plot . he doesn’t . lee fu gow is the character in the roy del ruth 1931 original film production of “the maltese falcon” who witnessed the murder of miles archer . lee fu gow tells spade something in chinese at the scene of archer’s murder and the audience isn’t let in on the information until the end of the movie where a newspaper article shows lee fu gow as a surprise witness who identified ruth wonderly as the killer of archer at her trial . ( in the 1931 original version of “the maltese falcon , ” ruth wonderly is the name used throughout instead of it being a false identity for brigid o’shaughnessy as in the novel and huston film . )
alfred knopf , new york , 1931 . hard back orange . condition : fair . fourth printing may 1931 before publication ; orange cloth hard back with faded covers ; some soiling and staining to covers ; sunning to spine cover ; missing feps date published : 1931 edition : 282 .
humphrey bogart , who had previously played mostly villainous supporting roles ; the next year he would play tough detective sam spade in the maltese falcon .
hammett biographer richard layman notes that dangerous female was well received upon its release in 1931 . …
the maltese phallcon : the oedipal trajectory of classical hollywood cinema .
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remington steele : maltese steele ( 1984 ) ( tv episode ) steele obliquely references this movie while they follow a falcon across malta . he says ,
do you know what we are doing , laura ? we ' re chasing a maltese falcon .
the maltese falcon , a classic noir story written by dashiell hammett , was filmed three times between 1931 and 1941 . the film rights of the story were purchased by the head of the warner bros . - vitaphone story department in 1930 . the first version of the maltese falcon , which appeared in 1931 , was a fast - paced warner bros . crime drama . the second version , a near parody that borrowed from the plot of the novel but strayed afar elsewhere , reached theaters in august 1936 as satan met a lady . the final version , the maltese falcon , which was directed by john huston in 1941 , is widely considered to be a masterpiece of adaptation , direction , performance , and photography . each of the three versions is discussed .
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i ' ve got your back on that . jane greer in out of the past is a billion times the femme fatale astor is in maltese falcon .
archer : deadly velvet : part 2 ( 2016 ) ( tv episode ) a maltese falcon statuette is seen in a dressing room .
the a - team : the maltese cow ( 1984 ) ( tv episode ) ' mack ' murdock talks like sam spade and repeatedly mentions the ' maltese cow . '
looney tunes : back in action ( 2003 ) the black bird statue from
the maltese falcon
can be seen on a shelf in the warner bros . boardroom .
perry mason : the case of the capering camera ( 1964 ) ( tv episode ) perry picks up and examines what looks to be a statue of the maltese falcon .
stardust in your eyes ( 1953 ) ( short ) slavin does impressions of both peter lorre and sidney greenstreet from
maltese falcon .
veronica mars : weapons of class destruction ( 2005 ) ( tv episode )
well , that maltese falcon is still eluding us .
the ghost busters : the maltese monkey ( 1975 ) ( tv episode ) the fat man and rabbit are spoofs on greenstreet and lorre ' s characters , here seeking the maltese monkey .
huston was convinced that he could remake the film with a more precise screenplay and better acting than the other two adaptations . the idea of a sequel following the film ' s success , to be titled the further adventures of the maltese falcon , was scrapped when huston became unavailable and when hammett demanded an exorbitant financial guarantee .
a lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective , who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the maltese falcon .
tiny toon adventures : wake up call of the wild ( 1990 ) ( tv episode ) plucky has a
maltese falcon
poster in his bedroom .
otto matieson plays a customer calling himself doctor cairo , in a less flamboyant performance that peter lorres in john hustons landmark 1941 re - make , ricardo cortez as sam spade , una merkel his excited assistant , in the first movie version of the maltese falcon , 1931 . >
the maltese falcon is one of the most immortal films ever made for many reasons . it is the film that is most responsible for bringing film noir to the masses . it is the cinematic foundation of the private eye , much as hammett’s novel was for literature eleven years prior . it is the film that cemented bogart as the immortal star . but key amongst these is the film’s adherence to the literary source material by a first - time director hell bent on making not only a successful career as a director but the best possible film version of one of the finest novels ever written .
take off ( 1978 ) at the blue falcon ( a club ) : a bogie parody character asks where his bird is . he says ,
that ' s the stuff that dreams are made of .
he reads
the maltese falcon .
late in the evening of the murder of his partner , sam spade ( ricardo cortez ) receives two san francisco cops he knows well ( j . farrell macdonald and robert elliot as polhaus and dundy ) , and learns that their client was also killed , in the 1931 version of the maltese falcon . >
early in the film sam spade walks past a poster for the non - existent movie ' the girl from albany ' this is an in joke aimed at warner bros . who had wanted to use the name ' the gent from frisco ' instead of ' the maltese falcon ' .
almost dead guy : as with the 1941 film , a mortally wounded captain jacoby staggers into spade ' s office with the falcon before he collapses and dies .
wilmer is explicitly casper gutman ' s boyfriend . both the 1931 and 1941 version are pretty faithful to the novel , except they both omit
the monkees : son of a gypsy ( 1966 ) ( tv episode ) the plot concerns the maltese vulture .
hammett ( 1982 ) when hammett sits down to look in his big dictionary , a maltese falcon statuette is standing on a table next to him .
kate & allie : the maltese chotchke ( 1985 ) ( tv episode ) referenced in the title .
uh , no . you ' re thinking of the big sleep , or maybe key largo or to have and have not or dark passage . but not the maltese falcon .
the midgard serpent ( 2007 ) ( short ) the main character is a fan of the film .
the avengers : legacy of death ( 1968 ) ( tv episode ) the characters of sidney street and humbert green are a spoof of syndey greenstreet and peter lorre ' s characters from the maltese falcon ( 1941 ) . here , street and green are after the falcon dagger .
spade ( ricardo cortez ) has new client ruth ( bebe daniels ) stashed in his pad when his paramour and new widow of his partner iva archer ( thelma todd ) arrives in a huff , in warner bros . ' 1931 version of dashiell hammett ' s the maltese falcon .
flushed away ( 2006 ) roddy ' s dvd collection includes
the maltese budgie .
the angry video game nerd : ren & stimpy : fire dogs ( 2014 ) ( tv episode )
. . . specifically from his rant at the end of the maltese falcon .
( 1931 ) is an unjustly forgotten movie full of visual storytelling and expressionistic camerawork . for 1931 , a year when movies were still learning to
move
again after the coming of sound , it ' s an especially impressive achievement , and it boasts the historical footnote of being - apparently - the first american film to use voiceover .
spade ( ricardo cortez ) has new client ruth ( bebe daniels ) stashed in his pad when his paramour and new widow of his partner iva archer ( thelma todd ) arrives in a huff , in warner bros . ' 1931 version of dashiell hammett ' s the maltese falcon . >
john huston effectively establishes his film
the maltese falcon
as a film noir and not a melodrama in the opening shots of the statuette , san francisco and the office of spade and archer . film noir is distinguished by its interest in social context and its emphasis on the dark side of its characters . the opening shots present san francisco as the context and present the names on the office door in reverse , suggesting all is not well . the final scenes of the film would be superfluous to a melodrama but were essential to the film noir because they resolved questions about spade ' s character .
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the novel - to - film translatability of satire in the the day of the locust and wise blood .
riptide : raiders of the lost sub ( 1984 ) ( tv episode ) one character introduces herself as ' brigid o ' shaughnessy ' and has a maltese falcon statuette .
dashiell hammett ' s most famous detective , sam spade , reached the screen for the first time in 1931 , when warner bros . picked up the rights to
captain simian & the space monkeys : the maltese monkey ( 1997 ) ( tv episode ) title reference .
the maltese falcon existed in film versions in 1931 and 1936 before the famous 1941 humphrey bogart picture . the first two depicted a sam spade that was much more a wisecracking fellow bent towards seduction and comedy . those characteristics were the point of the films , with the mystery carrying the wave of humor and seduction . in 1941 , the maltese falcon starring bogart and mary astor , directed by john huston , changed the film’s tone to the style of film noir . humor was replaced with a few dark verbal jabs . seduction was almost nonexistent - - bogart’s sam spade completely denied the advances of some women , while his affection for others was colored with scorn . his attractions to women are not out of whimsy or fun , but danger . and the dangerous female became a common device for the noir genre .
scriptwriterturned - director . later in this chapter we shall discuss his directorial debut , the maltese falcon , as an early instance of film noir . huston was in the military for much of the war , making some major war documentaries , and returned to hollywood after 1945
which also makes me love the big sleep a lot more than falcon . however , that only means that falcon is like my forth favorite movie instead of my favorite .
youth without youth ( 2007 ) after they arrive in malta , veronica asks dominic what kind of birds there are in malta . dominic says there ' s the maltese falcon .
orlac and the bloody handle of the infernal machine : the aesthetics of film and fascism in under the volcano .
the brady bunch variety hour : episode # 1 . 5 ( 1977 ) ( tv episode ) rich little does an impression of peter lorre and demands cindy to give him the maltese falcon .
remington steele : steele , inc . ( 1986 ) ( tv episode ) mulch tells his branch detectives to go see the maltese falcon . the plot is also referenced on a separate occasion .
bogart ' s sam spade brought a new maturity to hollywood movies . he remains the grave heart of
the maltese falcon ,
long after the story ' s byzantine specifics have faded . more than any other actor , he became the face of what would become known as film noir .
it’s obvious why the film rights to the falcon were snapped up . it had a juicy mystery , a tough - talking anti - hero and one of the finest femmes fatales to ever grace the page .
the old prospector ; the treasure of the sierra madre as exemplar of old age in popular film .
bowser makes a movie ( 2005 ) example of film noir listed on the chalkboard .
analyzes the major 11 works of john huston ' s career as a film director .
opening hollywoods first pass on dashiell hammetts novel , ricardo cortez as a dandier sam spade of san francisco , una merkel as his assistant effie , eager to introduce a new client with an odd name ( bebe daniels ) , roy del ruth directing , in warner bros .  the maltese falcon , 1931 . >
quest for glory i : so you want to be a hero ( 1989 ) ( video game ) at the room of the brigand leader , when looking at the black bird statue , the game message says
used to belong to bogey
- presumably referring to humphrey bogart and the film
the maltese falcon
.
[ … ] 5 . michael over at it rains… you get wet gives us yet more of his ‘lazy thoughts’ on film ( wish i could be “lazy” like this guy is lazy ) . read his take on the bogart classic , the maltese falcon . [ … ]
into the spacious silences and shadows of the winter garden the warners last night dropped a screen interpretation of dashiell hammet ' s
the maltese falcon
that brought back the reassurring hum which is the hallmark of contented audiences . view full article in timesmachine »
the three sam spades : the shifting model of american masculinity in the three films of the maltese falcon
by gates , philippa - framework , vol . 49 , issue 1 , spring 2008 | online research library : questia
in 1539 , the knights templar of malta , paid tribute to charles v of spain , by sending him a golden falcon encrusted from beak to claw with rarest jewels - - - - - but pirates seized the galley carrying this priceless token and the fate of the maltese falcon remains a mystery to this day .
my pleasure ! yes , the film is quite interesting to fans of the bogart version . enjoy !
huston realized that the soliloquy isn’t cinematic – although he would forget that idea when he adapted james joyce’s the dead decades later – and wouldn’t add anything to the film if the film were adapted correctly .
the maltese murder mystery ( 2008 ) inspiration for lead character ' s last name , and consequently , the title .
and i was surprised when we actually saw the falcon . somehow i had gotten the impression that it was like the contents of the briefcase in
perhaps the definitive wartime example of the film noir came from yet another émigré . the script for billy wilder ' s
who framed roger rabbit ( 1988 ) eddie valiant has a replica of the falcon in his office .
the simpsons : homer the whopper ( 2009 ) ( tv episode ) a comic book store is called
the maltese vulcan .
the credits wash down the screen over a view of the legendary maltese falcon - a black figurine that casts a dark shadow from an angular source of light . [ all four major stars ' names , bogart , astor , george , and lorre - in that order - appear on the second screen , following the film title . ] the mysterious legend of the fabled , treasured statuette ( a fictional account ) scrolls up the screen ( above the falcon ) to set the stage : :
john huston ' s film of james joyce ' s ' the dead ' .
futurama : law and oracle ( 2011 ) ( tv episode ) bender wants to steal the maltese liquor .
paramount pictures , hollywood , 1935 . two vintage photographs from the 1935 film . snipe printed on the verso of each . reference numbers are 1527 - 38 and 1527 - 56 . based on the novel by dashiell hammett , 8 x 10 inches ( 20 . 5 x 25 . 5 cm ) . near fine with light soiling to the verso and light toning overall . complete collation details available on request . based on the 1931 novel by hammett , and the third time one of his novels was adapted to the screen , preceded by
the maltese falcon
( 1931 ) and
the thin man
( 1934 ) . grant us . spicer us precursor .
the maltese falcon ( 1941 ) is one of the most popular and best classic detective mysteries ever made , and many film historians consider it the first in the dark film noir genre in hollywood . it leaves the audience with a distinctly down - beat conclusion and bitter taste . the low - budget film reflects the remarkable directorial debut of john huston ( previously a screenwriter ) who efficiently and skillfully composed and filmed this american classic for warner bros . studios , with great dialogue , deceitful characters , and menacing scenes .
dvd - r hell : tequila and bonetti : street dogs ( 2015 ) ( tv episode ) when sam spade is mentioned , brad hopes tequila and bonetti takes place in the same universe as the maltese falcon .
sledge hammer ! : play it again sledge ( 1987 ) ( tv episode ) a statue of a maltese falcon , just like the one from the 1941 version of the movie , is seen on sledge ' ' s desk .
i am all for giving forgotten movies a fair shake and so i propose this : i will review this 1931 version in comparison to dashiell hammett’s 1930 novel and will not talk about the 1941 film until the very end . fair enough ? good !
national treasure ( 2004 ) in the treasure room , a large statue of a falcon can be seen .
dwight frye , better remembered as renfield in the 1931 dracula and as a wild - eyed psycho in several other horror films of the era , here appears as wilmer , the part played by elisha cook in the 1941 film . una merkel plays effie , sam ' s secretary .
alfred a . knopf , 1931 . first american edition , good only condition / in a fine facsimile dust jacket . binding loose , worn .
treasure : in search of the golden horse ( 1984 ) elisha cook ' s character hides the falcon under a map .
as mentioned previously , this is the third time that warners adapted the maltese falcon into a film . the previous two inferior versions are absolute oddities that were once merely trivia answers . when seen today , the pre - code 1931 film version is a temporarily exciting mix of sex , hammett and sex . but the film turns all too quickly from hammett’s timeless story and becomes more of the seductress and a detective . it isn’t a bad film but is so inferior to the kind of storytelling in eith the novel or the huston version . the second film , 1936’s satan met a lady , strayed so far away from hammett that it seems impossible to be credited as a falcon adaptation . this is to be avoided , as they turned the entire story into a disgustingly silly comedy that has no wit , no use for being and no idea what the source material actually is . both prior versions are painful to sit through for their respective reasons , but especially in light of one of the greatest films ever made .
“you go and make the maltese falcon exactly the way hammett wrote it , use the dialogue , don’t change a goddamn thing and you’ll have a hell of a picture , ” howard hawks said to first - time director john huston .
the west wing : in the shadow of two gunmen : part ii ( 2000 ) ( tv episode ) c . j . sarcastically asks if roger becker thinks any of his films were as good as
the maltese falcon .
in this adaptation of the maltese falcon , the spotlight is on the dangerous femme - fatale played by bette davis . our favorite bette davis line :
would you mind taking off your hat in the presence of a lady… with a gun .
42nd street forever : xxx - treme special edition ( 2007 ) ( video ) the u . s . theatrical trailer for ' blonde heat ( formerly
the maltese dildo
) ' spoofs this film .
major action films in the late 1930s and early 1940s . the roaring twenties ( 1939 ) , a gangster film
the treasure of the sierra madre : b . traven , john huston and ideology in film adaptation .
the jade pussycat ( 1977 ) film is a remake of the vintage movie with john holmes in the humphrey bogart role etc .
discusses how the essay by serge toubiana and the photographs in ' the misfits : story of a shoot ' provide an insight into the history of the film .
four detective films -
the maltese falcon
,
the big heat
,
chinatown
,
angel heart
- used to discuss characteristics of male - female relationships within the genre , notably the woman ' s withholding of knowledge sought by the man .
four detective films -
the maltese falcon
,
the big heat
,
chinatown
,
angel heart
- used to discuss characteristics of male - female relationships within the genre , notably the woman ' s withholding of knowledge sought by the man .
this story would be made again in 1936 as a loose comic adaptation called satan met a lady , starring bette davis . it would be remade yet a third time in 1941 as the maltese falcon , a film that has gone down in movie history as an iconic example of film noir , and one that has pretty much completely covered up this version in public memory .
castle : the blue butterfly ( 2012 ) ( tv episode ) at the end of the episode , castle refers to the blue diamond , a fake diamond necklace , as the stuff that dreams are made of . this is the same line that humphrey bogart improvised when describing the fake black bird at the end of the maltese falcon .
on a personal note , cortez was widowed in 1931 when his estranged wife , alma rubens , passed away after a long battle with drug addiction .
mamoulian was an important technical innovator in the early days of talkies , liberating the camera and soundtrack in film after film in ways that had not often , if ever , been seen before . in
the maltese falcon is one of those classics i have yet to check out but i definitely will . i’m guilty of not having seen anything by bogart , perhaps i should go with this one first before casablanca ?
16mm : the continuing story of ssgt . raymond shaw ( 2014 ) ( short ) the film noir style section .
john huston raises the dead ; in california , the director puts joyce ' s classic story on film .
the score by adolph deutsch is something so rarely mentioned , yet so extremely vital to the film’s success . the music is so sparse , yet so perfectly effective at conveying mystery , wonder , suspense , tension and excitement that is impossible to imagine the film without it . the film immediately begins with the unforgettable awe - inspiring warner logo of the 40’s , but in a drastically lower tone which immediately cues the audience in that this is a different kind of movie . then that crescendo fades into the opening titles , perfectly setting up the film’s signature main theme motif that accurately reflects the smoky , duplicitous world of greedy amoral men and women all scheming , double crossing , conniving and murdering to get their hands on the maltese falcon .
process , supplying all cameras , providing supervisors for each production , and processing and printing the film .
film noir : bringing darkness to light ( 2006 ) ( video ) clips shown .
one quibble i have with john huston’s adaptation of hammett’s novel is that the introduction that scrolls at the beginning of the film states that there is , in fact , a bejeweled falcon statuette waylaid by pirates and lost to history . the novel only allows , “it could be . ” that is a substantial shift and puts the falcon seekers in a somewhat different light .
the way we were ( 1973 ) when katie talks about yalta , j . j . refers to fdr as the yaltese falcon .
alfred a . knopf , ny , 1931 . hard back green . condition : fair . new york alfred a . knopf london on title page , spine torn frayed at top / bottom of spine and corners , covers badly stained , spine cracked , some page corners missing date published : 1931 edition : 232 .
but know he did and the ending in the book and the different ending in the film each in its own way make clear that o’shaughnessy was nothing more than a suspect to spade . the book ends the next day in a business - as - usual morning in the office . in the film , instead of accompanying o’shaughnessy to jail – as was done in the 1931 movie – spade instead chooses to carry a worthless statuette whose only value now is as evidence against o’shaughnessy .
that was a good review , fritzi . i agree with you about many of the weaknesses of this version , especially the part about spade speaking cantonese . i was lucky once about 30 years ago to see a triple bill of the 1931 falcon , the 1936 satan met a lady ( bette davis as sort - of brigid , warren william as sort - of sam and a female sort - of gutman ) , and the 1941 falcon .
animaniacs : deduces wild / rest in piece / u . n . me ( 1995 ) ( tv episode ) yakko pulls the maltese falcon out of the bag of items he , wakko , and dot have found on their scavenger hunt .
check out this rather risqué ( at last for back then ) poster of the 1931 adaptation feature a scantily - clad brigid in bed pointing a gun right at sam spade .
slowed considerably . he made two features without dialogue , city lights ( 1931 ) and modern times ( 1936 ) . the latter reflected the left - wing views that would get him into trouble with the government and the public after the war .
i really enjoyed this review , thank you ! i’m plenty familiar with the bogart maltese falcon , but after reading this i’m interested to check out the earlier film for comparison’s sake . i find it interesting seeing the effect of the code on the exact same story ( i’ve just come across the front page and am looking forward to seeing how it contrasts with his girl friday ) . thanks again !
for the longest time , beginning in the 70s after first catching it on tv , the maltese falcon was my favorite bogart . hell , it was my favorite film , for that matter . in both cases , that fact lasted only a few years — till i finally watched casablanca , that is . but , that takes us away from what is at hand . the maltese falcon was , and still is , the epitome of what was the detective mystery on film in that era . of course , we have to credit author dashiell hammett foremost with putting pen to paper and recalling his ‘baghdad by bay’ days as a private detective working for the pinkerton detective agency . however , the film has achieved more than just that . certainly , enough to make it legendary . let’s count off a few , shall we ? :
mary tyler moore : put on a happy face ( 1973 ) ( tv episode ) rhoda says she ' s going to a humphrey bogart marathon - - they ' re showing three films , including
the maltese falcon .
many a reader has fallen into hammett’s trap and believed that spade actually cared for o’shaughnessy and that at the end he was torn about “sending her over . ” in the 1931 film version it is clear that spade has fallen for wonderly and even though he turns her in , he brings her cigarettes and candy and arranges for the matron to look out for her in jail . in this film version of the novel , spade is hired to by the district attorney’s office after solving the case . in william dieterle’s 1936 remake of “the maltese falcon , ” “satan met a lady , ” starring warren william and bette davis , the relationship plays out as a romantic comedy with a crime story background .
smoke me ( 1997 ) ( video ) porn parody , swapping out the falcon for a cigar spiced by an aphrodisiac .
alfred a . knopf - lon , 1931 . true first edition , published several months before american edition . near fine condition / in a fine facsimile dust jacket .
these amazing shadows ( 2011 ) clips from this film are shown in these amazing shadows .
explores the film ' s parallels to elements in
the grapes of wrath
and their common theme of the hero ' s mythic journey .
( 1931 ) preceded it . but this was the first outing for one of the screen ' s most unscrupulous hard - boiled dicks . it also represented spade ' s only relatively uncensored screen outing .
’s importance as the first true film noir alone grants it a place in the annals of history . but it was in reducing
the same prop is used for the suitcase that spade finds in miss wonderly ' s room and the suitcase which contains the falcon . the travel stickers are identical on each one . see more »
we’ll examine plausibly the most famed detective novel there is . so glad there won’t be any pressure associated with this one . in this case , my colleague will be looking at the best known work by author dashiell hammett , the maltese falcon . the 1930 novel also sourced its most famous transference to film , which was released in 1941 . rachel’s book review can be found here :
instead of the falcon . (
a cynical farce of elaborate and sustained cheapness . . . a farrago of nonsense .
from the contemporary
the bejeweled , priceless ' maltese falcon ' [ a 50 - pound plaster cast , seven in all , made by the props department at warners ] is at the center of the intriguing film as an elusive but valuable object that is greedily desired , for different reasons , by all the principals , in the labyrinthine , noirish plot . [ the black bird serves as the film ' s mcguffin , a plot device that propels the story forward but is proven ultimately worthless - although it wasn ' t termed that at the time . hitchcock would later popularize the use of a mcguffin in his films . ]
there isn ' t a single aspect of this film that wasn ' t greatly improved in the 1941 version .
baby , i don ' t care . . . says mitchum in out of the past , film noir classic
play it again , sam ( 1972 ) there is a poster for the film in allan ' s apartment .
the first and most important thing to know about the maltese falcon book is that it is written in the third person limited objective viewpoint . the “third person” part means that the story uses “he” instead of “i” while the “limited” means that only one character is focused on and the “objective” part means that the reader is not given access to that character’s thoughts or feelings .
hi - de - hi ! : raffles ( 1984 ) ( tv episode ) when ted mentions different actors who were in ' casablanca ' , he mentions sydney greenstreet , and one of the twins points out he was in ' the maltese falcon ' too .
i haven ' t seen the 1931 version yet , but i watch the ' 41 every year or so . god , what a terrific movie . it ' s hard to say that there is anything underrated about it , it ' s a basically universally revered film , and rightfully so , but i submit that mary astor ' s performance is underrated . she ' s great in this film .
i ended up buying this film for $ 5 – and am so glad i did so .
/ kevin barry . cork , ireland : cork university press , 2001 . ireland into film .
from exploitation to self - reflection : representing persons with psychiatric disabilities in documentary film .
the misfits : what happened around the camera .
film quarterly . 55 ( 4 ) : 28 - 33 . 2002 summer
want to know even more dashiell hammett and the maltese falcon ? well , look no further than this audio guide which features interviews with really cool people , like joe gores , a former san francisco private investigator , and julie rivett , the granddaughter of hammett himself .
detective stories have existed in film since the early days of cinema . but it wasn’t until the talking pictures that narratives were able to elaborate the verbal drama that eventually became film noir . in the 1930s , detective films followed a typical structure employing light comedy and less concentration on the gritty details of the mystery , even if the film’s source material carried a darker tone . the pictures were carried largely by the charming nature of the detective who was engaging to watch more than the mystery itself .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
secret agent : the ubiquitous mr . lovegrove ( 1965 ) ( tv episode ) francis de wolff is doing an impression of sydney greenstreet as kaspar gutman in the maltese falcon . several of his lines are in the hammett style , and de wolff delivers them in a good greenstreet impression .
the moment when elisha cook , jr . realizes he ' s going to be the patsy is the greatest moment in film duplicity i have ever seen .
john huston ' s legacy . .
( final film based on james joyce ' s ' the dead ' )
sam spade is no sherlock holmes or philo vance . he’s not a charming hero , he’s alienated , works against authorities , and is morally ambiguous . he’s a greedy fatalist with a cynical view of everything around him . he lacks compassion and concern for others . in short , he ' s sort of a jerk . film noir studies goes on to state that spade isn’t a true noir hero due to his ability to control himself , but the maltese falcon and the character of spade served as the segues that ushered in the era of true noir . that would be especially true through the film’s methods of challenging masculinity and femininity . much of noir sees the typical gender roles reversed , with women the intelligent and often conniving characters that bend the men to their will . the maltese falcon certainly utilized this disruptive power balance to great success .
in this spoof of the story the maltese falcon ( 1941 ) is based on , a double - crossing woman , the two - timing p . i . she hired , the corpulent
empress of crime
, and a gentleman thief are all after a legendary priceless eighth - century ram ' s horn .
ncis : minimum security ( 2003 ) ( tv episode ) mentioned as another film featuring elisha cook .
( 1932 ) came a full year later . film historian william k . everson once pointed out that
john huston , film director , writer and actor , dies at 81 .
( obituary )
chip ' n ' dale rescue rangers : adventures in squirrelsitting ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) fat cat steals the maltese mouse , which looks like the idol in the movie .
l . a . noire ( 2011 ) ( video game ) one of the 50 gold film reels you can find .
mystery science theater 3000 : final justice ( 1999 ) ( tv episode ) crow refers to the maltese people as
makers of falcons .
the maltese falcon is based on misdirection and omission and nowhere is that clearer than in how spade deals with the death of archer . after notifying the widow ( who spade is having an affair with ) and having archer’s name removed from the windows and door , spade doesn’t mention archer again unless asked by o’shaughnessy , the police , a hotel detective or the district attorney . his intent seems to be focused on obtaining the black bird by playing one side against the other ( a classic hammett ploy ) and in doing so creates the real misdirection of the novel . at its heart , the maltese falcon is a whodunit and hammett designed it so elegantly that all of the typical traps and trimmings of the genre disappear into the fog of a long gone san francisco .
the precocious director huston was very faithful to dashiell hammett ' s 1929 novel the maltese falcon , that had originally appeared as a five - part serialized story in a pulp fiction , detective story magazine publication named black mask . however , for an early preview audience , the film took a different , short - lived title , the gent from frisco . there were two major differences between the book and film : ( 1 ) gutman was killed by wilmer , and ( 2 ) the last quotable line of dialogue , with a shakespearean reference , was thought up by bogart on the set .
it ' s entirely appropriate that bogart - - not clark gable or jimmy stewart or john wayne or cary grant - - stood alone atop the american film institute ' s public balloting as the 20th century ' s
greatest film star legend .
try picturing george raft , if you ' re old enough , clutching mary astor and sneering , with equal measures of lust and disgust ,
i won ' t play the sap for you .
huston ' s film would have been the third falcon to flop .
prisoner : episode # 1 . 265 ( 1982 ) ( tv episode ) ian mahoney takes janet conway to see the film .
noted the
hapless casting of paul lukas
but called sidney
excellent
and praised the film ' s
photographic artistry
and the use of voiceover . as hall explained to readers ,
[ it ] permits the thoughts of a character to be heard , in much the same way as alfred hitchcock did in the british film
the beauty of how hammett set up the maltese falcon is that no one can put a finger on a page and say , “this is where spade knew . ” at the end of the novel – and huston’s film – in spade’s apartment , spade uses information from the archer crime scene to convince o’shaughnessy that he’s sure she killed archer when he mentions the “buttoned overcoat . ” that he was suspicious of her all along becomes obvious , where exactly he knows that she did it isn’t .
there is no “aha” moment in the maltese falcon pinpointing where spade knows the truth about o’shaughnessy . other people could pick other places but if i had to pick a place in the novel where spade knew that o’shaughnessy killed archer , it would the first visit to spade’s office from joel cairo . that visit begins in chapter 4 the black bird and continues into chapter 5 the levantine .
what makes john huston’s film adaptation of the maltese falcon a classic is his determination to make the novel come alive as it was written . there are two stories about huston and the writing of the script and whether either is true isn’t something that can be verified . the first story tells of huston handing the book to a secretary and instructing her to “just describe the scene and add the dialog . ” a few days later – due to miscommunication – that pile of papers were picked up by the studio and considered the script . the other story involves huston not using the script at all but showing up on the set with the novel in his hand .
the writers of the original 1931 movie adaptation of the maltese falcon – that starred bebe daniels and ricardo cortez – used lee fu gow as a device to solve one of the enduring mysteries of hammett’s novel and that is exactly when sam spade knows that brigid o’shaughnessy killed miles archer . it is one of the nuances that i love in hammett’s novel and as spade leads o’shaughnessy inexorably to her deserved fate , hammett shines the reader on as well . it is only at the end that we learn that spade knew that it was brigid o’shaughnessy that shot miles archer in an alleyway off bush street long before the final scene in spade’s apartment .
the first film adaptation of hammett ' s novel , but certainly not the best . as an early
talkie ,
this film had practically no atmosphere , and sam spade is played by cortez as a leering , lecherous playboy with a boyish smile ; there is none of the
tough guy
detective that spade deserves to be . while it ' s a bit more risque than the 1941 huston film due to its being filmed before the production code took effect , this film is really only of interest to those who might be interested in seeing how different directors tackle the same material ( and how different they turn out ) . if you love this story , skip this film and see the huston masterpiece .


beauty and the beast is a 2009 australian fantasy film directed by david lister and starring estella warren , rhett giles , and victor parascos , and loosely based upon the fairy tale of the same name .

the film was released in 2009 on video under that title and aired in 2010 on syfy television as beauty and the beasts : a dark tale .

beauty and the beast ( 2009 film )

© 2009 - 2015 beauty killed the beast . lenke & weidenhöfer gbr . all rights reserved .
french film la belle et la bête ( “beauty and the beast” ) 2014 , film trailer .
beauty and the beast ( musical ) • beauty and the beast jr . • disney renaissance • original screenplay
this article is about the 1991 animated film . for the 2017 live - action film , see beauty and the beast ( 2017 film ) .
with beauty and the beast hitting theaters this weekend , you should relive this silly saturday night live sketch from 2009 starring kristen wiig as belle and gerard butler as the beast .
the disney wiki has a collection of images and media related to beauty and the beast ( 1991 film ) .
the archetypal story of “beauty and the beast” was transformed into an animated feature film by disney in 1991 .
beauty and the beast ( 2009 ) . stars : estella warren , rhett giles . director - david lister . fairytale adventure . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .
“beauty and the beast” or “cannon movie tales : beauty and the beast” is a american / israeli musical film directed by eugene marner . it’s part of the 1980 film series cannon movie tales production company : golan - globus productions cast : rebecca de mornay as beauty
emma watson chats with the beast in disney & apos ; s
beauty and the beast ,
now playing .
activity 1 . reading the beauty and the beast fairytale | activity 2 . finding parallels in other fairytales | activity 3 . looking at text - to - film transition with disney’s beauty and the beast | activity 4 . finding other beauty and the beast archetypes | extension activities | about the image
beauty & the beast broke new ground while recapturing the spirit of disney traditionalism .
disney ' s been flirting with an adaptation of the story since 2009 , though initially it was planned as a film version of the broadway musical .
film of the same name . the film tells the story of a prince who is transformed into a
“ beauty and the beast ” easily dominated a polarized and quieter than average weekend at the chinese box office .
also attending this year will be page o’hara , who provided the voice of belle in disney’s classic animated film “beauty and the beast . ” in honor of the groundbreaking film’s 25th anniversary , o’hara and the film’s producer , don hahn , will participate in a discussion after a screening of “beauty and the beast . ” hahn also will join the discussion after a screening of “waking sleeping beauty , ” a critically acclaimed 2009 documentary narrated by hahn that traces the rise of disney animation from 1984 to 1994 .
“beauty and the beast” made history as the first full length animated film nominated at the oscars for best picture ( it lost to “silence of the lambs” ) and the only one to do so when there were only five nominees . the film remained the only animated film nominated for best picture for 18 years until “up” ( 2009 ) made the 10 films nominated . the original “beauty and the beast” won two oscars : best original score ( alan menken ) and best original song for the title song “beauty and the beast” ( menken and howard ashman ) . besides best picture the film was also nominated at the oscars for best sound and two more for best original song : “belle” and “be our guest . ”
beauty killed the beast is a berlin - based production company founded in 2009 . our aim is to produce high - quality content for international cinema and television , free from the pressures of serving a mainstream audience . as a film production company we produced shorts and features in germany , australia and the united states . our films screened at more than 70 international film festivals including berlinale , hofer filmtage , calgary international film festival , brooklyn film festival , zürich film festival , orlando film festival and many others .
long before there was a golden globe for best animated film , “beauty and the beast” won the globe for best comedy / musical picture along with best original score ( menken ) and best original song for the title song “beauty and the beast . ” the film also won four grammys : best instrumental composition written for a motion picture or for television ; best song written specifically for a motion picture or for television for the title song “beauty and the beast ; ” best pop performance by a duo or group ( celine dion and peabo bryson , “beauty and the beast” ) and best pop instrumental performance ( for the song “beauty and the beast” ) along with receiving nominations in major categories : album , record and song of the year for “beauty and the beast . ”
beauty and the beast is apparently the first movie to use the title twice , including at the end , the next being the lion king and tarzan .
beauty and the beast is an australian fantasy tv film directed by david lister . it’s based on “beauty and the beast” by gabrielle - suzanne barbot de villeneuve . production company : amecican world pictures , limelight international voice cast : estella warren as belle
i highly recommend this book to anyone who has seen jean cocteau ' s fil version of
beauty and the beast
the book is the diary of the film .
beauty and the beast is an american romantic fantasy musical film directed by bill condon . production company : walt disney pictures cast : emma watson as belle
beauty and the beast ( deutsch : die schöne und das biest ) is a deutsch romantic fantasy film directed by marc - andreas bochert . production company : discina cast : cornelia gröschel as elsa , beauty
beauty and the beast was released on november 13 , 1991 . the film was a significant commercial and critical success , earning over $ 424 million in box office earnings throughout the world . beauty and the beast was also nominated for several awards , and won the golden globe award for best motion picture - musical or comedy ( for the first time in an animated movie ) , with two other awards for its music . famously , beauty and the beast was the first ever animated film to be nominated for the academy award for best picture , and was the only animated film to hold this honor until 2009 , when the academy awards switched from 5 best picture nominations to 10 , and pixar ' s animated film up was nominated . beauty and the beast received a total of six nominations , including best picture , best original score , best sound , and three nominations for its song . it ended up winning two , for best original score and best original song for the song
beauty and the beast
.
pay attention to how the trailer sets up the contrast between belle and the beast as “opposites . ” how would you describe beauty in this story ? what about the beast ?
beauty and the beast is certainly adequate holiday entertainment for children and their more indulgent parents . . . but the film has little of the technical facility , vivid characterization and emotional impact of disney past .
view the film , pay special attention to the scenes where “belle meets the beast” and
belle returns home .
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beauty and the beast is an american animated musical romantic fantasy film directed by gary trousdale and kirk wiseby . production company : walt disney pictures voice cast : paige o’hara as belle
the live - action adaptation of 1991 disney classic beauty and the beast is gearing up for a 2017 release on 17 march .
the book provides insights into the making of cocteau ' s classic film . the incredible film obviously stands alone , but knowledge of the period and the various aspects and . . .
the theatrical version only has the song
beauty and the beast
at the end credits . the imax and special edition versions have the song and the unused score
death of the beast
due to having longer credits involving the addition of
human again
.
beauty and the beast 2017 is an adaptation of the 1991 disney animation and so will broadly follow the plot of that film , which itself was loosely based on the french fairytale by jeanne - marie leprince de beaumont .
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beauty and the beast is the first disney animated classic ( other than 101 dalmatians , the lion king and two toy story films ) to feature the 2006 walt disney pictures logo and the walt disney animation studios logo at the beginning of the film on current releases .
a pop version of the
beauty and the beast
theme , performed by céline dion and peabo bryson over the end credits , was released as a commercial single from the film ' s soundtrack , supported with a music video . the dion / bryson version of
beauty and the beast
became an international pop hit , reaching the top ten of the singles charts in the united states and the united kingdom .
beauty and the beast ( french : la belle et la bête ) is a french romantic fantasy film directed by jean cocteau . production company : discina cast : josette day as belle
here ' s your exclusive first listen of @ emmawatson singing ' something there ' from beauty and the beast . # beourguest urltoken
our new film
männer zeigen filme & frauen ihre brüste
is in post - production ! the film directed by isabell suba was shot in cannes during the 2012 international film festival .
“beauty and the beast” still is the only animated film to pick up a best - picture nomination for an academy award , and it helped usher in what has been termed the disney renaissance . hahn also produced “the lion king , ” which became the highest - grossing traditionally animated film in history .
moscow ( ap ) – children under age 16 won’t be able to go to the new disney film “beauty and the beast” in russia because it includes a gay character , the russian culture ministry said tuesday .
the “gay moment” controversy that dogged the film in some other territories was not an important factor in china . chinese regulators boasted that they had admitted the film intact and without one of the age warnings permitted under the new film promotion law .
“if you see the 2017 version of # beautyandthebeast , make sure you also catch the 2009 one starring kristen wiig and me , ” gerard posted on instagram today to re - promote the clip .
* * beauty and the beast : 25th anniversary edition . walt disney studios : september 20 , 2016 run time : 92 minutes the full script of the film is available , if you would like to access the text version .
you are acting as a director in charge of a remake of a theatrical or film production of beauty and the beast . think about how the archetypes of “the beauty” and “the beast” fit into modern life . outline how you would update the beauty and the beast story for today’s world . then , elaborate on this plan . feel free to be creative as you like in your response–you can choose to sketch a storyboard , write verses to a song you’d want in your film , write an essay , act out a scene , choreograph a dance , etc . !
beauty and the beast : rated pg the fantastic journey of belle , a bright , beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle . despite her fears , she befriends the castle ' s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the beast ' s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true prince within .
beauty and the beast ( french : la belle et la bête ) is a french fairy tale by jeanne - marie leprince de beaumont .
belle ( or beauty ) is a romantic and beautiful young girl who seeks adventure , and offers her own freedom to the beast in return for her father’s .
beauty and the beast cast member audra mcdonald is photographed at the montage hotel in beverly hills , california , u . s . march 5 , 2017 .
stefan kanfer writes in his book serious business that in this film
the tradition of the musical theater was fully co - opted ,
such as in the casting of broadway performers angela lansbury and jerry orbach . ign named beauty and the beast as the greatest animated film of all time , directly ahead of wall - e .
a twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between the beautiful belle and the feared beast . as the villagers are being brutally murdered and the beast is hunted down as the one responsible for the mayhem , belle and beast team up to defeat the real killer ; the power - hungry witch ' s malevolent troll .
the archetypes of the beautiful , good - hearted girl and the wild , monstrous man reappear in a variety of forms in art and entertainment today ( including the live - action remake of the disney film , starring harry potter actress emma watson as belle ) . list the aspects of the “beauty and the beast” tale you recognize in the following examples . what traits of the archetypal “the beauty” and “the beast” characters are emphasized , and what has been left out ? why might those choices have been made by the writer , composer , or director ?
( 2017 ) . the live - action remake of the disney film starring emma watson and dan stevens .
disney ' s effort to turn their animated wonders into live action slogs continues apace with beauty and the beast , an ugly mess of cartoonish cgi .
in the special edition dvd release , the second disc contained jump 5 ' s music video for beauty and the beast . the newly - released diamond edition contains jordin sparks ' version of the song .
beauty and the beast ( french : la belle et la bête ) is a franco - german romantic fantasy film directed by christophe gans . production company : eskwad , pathé , studio babelsberg cast : léa seydoux as belle
beauty and the beast remains one of disney ' s very best animated masterpieces . featuring a timeless story , memorable characters , and beautiful music , it ' s an unforgettable film that has been admired by millions of fans for the last 25 years .
from the producers of “the lion king” , the award - winning production of disney’s “beauty and the beast” comes to singapore in march 2015 . this new touring production has been put together by the original creators of the broadway production , including the tony award® winning costumes from ann hould - ward . disney’s “beauty and the beast” features the animated film’s academy award® - winning score with music by alan menken and lyrics by the late howard ashman , with additional songs with music by alan menken and lyrics by tim rice .
a dark twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between beautiful belle and the feared forest beast . as villagers are being brutally murdered and the beast is hunted down as the one responsible for the mayhem , belle and beast team up to defeat the real killer the power - hungry witch ' s malevolent troll .
a lovely film that ranks with the best of disney ' s animated classics .
this launchpad explores how a classic and well - loved fairytale “beauty and the beast” can be distilled into archetypes of character and plot . it offers you a guide to recognize and analyze these archetypes when they appear in other stories and mediums .
beauty and the beast 2 - disc special edition ( platinum edition ) dvd was released on october 8 , 2002 . it was fully restored and remastered with an all - new remixed soundtrack . the special edition includes a deleted song called
human again
. the special edition dvd went to the disney vault ( out - of - print ) on january 31 , 2003 along with its sequel ( beauty and the beast : the enchanted christmas ) . on october 5 , 2010 , beauty and the beast was released on disney blu - ray and again in disneydigital 3d .
what beauty and the beast rises or falls on is the love story , and here , allowed to slow down to let in intimate moments , the movie catches fire . it ' s an exhilarating gift .
disney’s beauty and the beast is the classic story of belle , a young woman in a provincial town , and the beast , who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress . if the beast can learn to love and be loved , the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self . but time is running out . if the beast does not learn his lesson soon , he and his household will be doomed for all eternity .
and the prince / beast donning some rather fabulous locks in a behind the scenes shot reveals on facebook .
read one of the following versions of the “beauty and the beast” archetypal tale from another cultural tradition . these stories and others like them are available in the folklore and mythology electronic texts repository , edited and / or translated by d . l . ashliman at the university of pittsburgh .
the amateurs
has been selected for the brooklyn film festival 2013 ! the dates will be announced shortly .
some have found cocteau ' s litany of illnesses that he and others suffered while filming
beauty and the beast
tedious and skipped over them as seemingly irrelevant . unfortunately , those who do so may miss the entire point of cocteau ' s masochistic esthetic , namely , the necessity for the artist to suffer and triumph over all adversity for the sake of his art . that suffering is part and parcel of his art , suffering is art , just as
beauty and the beast
suffered during the filming and triumphed as a lasting work of art . cocteau ' s suffering at the time mirrored the enormous technical difficulties encountered while making the film . the entire surreal struggle of cocteau and of others involved in the film is wonderfully captured in his journal and any serious student of either cocteau or the film will profit by reading it .
nothing to say except extraordinary a phenomenal insight into both cocteau and the this amazing film ! love it and shared with many .
a dark twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between beautiful belle and the feared forest beast . as villagers are being brutally murdered and the beast is hunted down as the one . . . see full summary »
emma watson will play belle , the woman who is taken to live in the beast ' s castle . it ' s a casting decision pretty much everyone was happy with , including paige o ' hara who voiced belle in the 1991 beauty and the beast animated classic .
while the servants and the mob battle for control of the castle , gaston wanders off by himself and , finding the beast , attacks him . by being too depressed to speak , the beast unintentionally reinforces the preconception that he is dumb . the beast regains his will when he sees belle arriving at the castle . after winning a heated battle , the beast spares gaston ' s life and climbs up to a balcony where belle is waiting . unknown to them , gaston has secretly followed the beast and , still consumed by his lust for belle and jealousy of the beast , stabs him from behind , mortally wounding the beast , but this proves to be his downfall as he loses his balance and falls off the balcony to his death .
here is your first look at disney’s “ beauty and the beast , ” the live - action adaptation of the animated classic directed by bill condon . a previous oscar winner for best adapted screenplay ( “gods and monsters” in 1998 ) , condon has extensive work in musicals . he also received an oscar nominationfor best adapted screenplay for “chicago” ( 2002 ) . click through our photo gallery above for your sneak peek at the 2017 “beauty and the beast” cast before the film is released on march 17 .
beauty and the beast
technically works , but of course it does : it ' s the original movie again – just with more clutter there that wasn ' t there before .
the story and characters you know and love come to spectacular life in the live - action adaptation of disney’s animated classic beauty and the beast , a cinematic event celebrating one of the most beloved tales ever told . experience the fantastic journey of belle , a bright , beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle . despite her fears , she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff , and learns to look beyond the beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart of the true prince within .
if time allows , find your own representations of “the beauty” and “the beast” archetypes in contemporary art , advertisements , television , etc . , and use them to consider the same questions . what helped you recognize the archetypes in these works ?
the film that ranks seventh on the list of the 100 best animated films of the american film institute is full of tender scenes , delectable musical sequences and of course a phenomenal story . . . [ full review in spanish ]
director bill condon revealed he ' d included a
gay twist
into the narrative of beauty and the beast via lefou , played by josh gad - gaston ' s right hand man .
the film ' s animation screenplay was written by linda woolverton with story written by roger allers , brenda chapman , chris sanders , burny mattinson , kevin harkey , brian pimental , bruce woodside , joe ranft , tom ellery , kelly ashbury , and robert lence , directed by gary trousdale and kirk wise , and produced by don hahn . the music of the film was composed by alan menken and the lyrics for the film were written by howard ashman ( who also served as the film ' s executive producer ) , both of whom had written the music and songs for the little mermaid , a previous disney film .
beauty and the beast ,
which stars emma watson in the belle role and dan stevens as the beast , had the year ' s biggest thursday preview of the year with $ 16 . 3 million , which added to its $ 64 . 1 million friday earning . that ' s the largest opening day for a pg movie , passing 2009 ' s
harry potter and the half - blood prince .
the movie then took in $ 64 . 8 million on saturday ( the fourth - best saturday take ever , beating the $ 62 . 2 million earned by
iron man 3
in 2013 ) .
ashman and menken wrote the songs during the pre - production process in fishkill , the opening operetta - styled
belle
being their first composition for the film . other songs included
be our guest
, sung to maurice by the objects when he becomes the first visitor to the castle in a decade ,
gaston
, a solo for the swaggering villain ,
human again
, a song describing belle and beast ' s growing love from the objects ' perspective , the love ballad
beauty and the beast
, and the climatic
the mob song
.
the film’s brief scene in question involves the character of lefou ( josh gad ) , the timid and lovable sidekick to the preening villain gaston ( luke evans ) .
read this 18th - century version of “beauty of the beast” by jeanne - marie leprince de beaumont , which was published in the young misses magazine in france in 1756 . respond to the following :
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whom he imprisons in his castle . to become a prince again , the beast must love belle and win her love in return , or he will remain a beast forever .
human again
was dropped from the film before animation began , as its lyrics caused story problems about the timeline over which the story takes place . this required ashman and menken to write a new song in its place .
something there
, in which belle and beast sing ( via voiceover ) of their growing fondness for each other , was composed late in production and inserted into the script in place of
human again
. menken would later revise
human again
for inclusion in the 1994 broadway stage version of beauty and the beast , and another revised version of the song was added to the film itself in a new sequence created for the film ' s special edition re - release in 2002 .
hong kong - made animation , “mcdull : kung fu kindergarten” took fifth place with $ 2 . 58 million . the limited , re - release of the 2009 movie , lifts its lifetime theatrical total to over $ 11 . 4 million .
this time it ' s no fairy tale ! a dark twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between beautiful belle ( estella warren : planet of the apes ) and the feared forest beast . as villagers are being brutally murdered and the beast is hunted down as the one responsible for the mayhem , belle and beast team up to defeat the real killer , the power - hungry witch ' s malevolent troll .
“you know , the curse will be broken . and you can stop being a beast , ” he says .
in the stained glass image at the beginning of beauty and the beast it looks as though the prince has two pedigree looking dogs ; one white and one brown . but throughout the movie , there is one dog depicted and when returned to its true form it looks more like a mutt , that is sultan .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
additionally , many of the musical numbers in the film are spectacular . during the classic song , “be our guest , ” lumière leads the kitchenware in a performance that ends in fireworks from a champagne fountain . “be our guest” is not the only song from the 1991 version , composed by alan menken , that made it into the remake . beloved fan favorites like “something there” and “beauty and the beast” are also included in the film . one of the best numbers is “gaston , ” sung by lefou ( an ideally cast josh gad ) , disney’s first openly gay character . the whole bar comes together in a dance routine to boost the ego of the already vain gaston ( luke evans ) . what is more exciting about the music of the film is that menken and his writing partner , tim rice , wrote three new songs exclusively for the film .
our australian short film
please
is open to the public now ! the original version without subtitles will follow in the next days .
betsy hearne , the editor of the bulletin of the center for children ' s books , writes that the film belittles the original story ' s moral about
inner beauty ,
as well as the heroine herself , in favor of a more brutish struggle ;
in fact ,
she says ,
it is not beauty ' s lack of love that almost kills disney ' s beast , but a rival ' s dagger .
in previous drafts , belle was intended to meet with some servants in the beast ' s library shortly after being given it by the beast , although it was cut for time .
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what you gain in an extra , faked dimension you lose in lively , genuine beauty .
beauty and the beast . walter crane ( british , liverpool 1845–1915 horsham ) . engraved and printed by edmund evans ( british , southwark , london 1826–1905 ventnor , isle of wight ) . the metropolitan museum of art , new york , new york .
one alabama drive - in theater has canceled plans to show the film , which opens next week and stars emma watson as belle .
beauty has now been transformed into a modern girl . no problem with this , excepting that the films conception of beauty is to promptly put her into a leather bustier and mini - skirt and have her run around kicking the ass of the counts soldiery ( in fact , regularly defeating them despite the fact that they are armed and armoured and she comes without the use of any weapons or protection excepting her ability to create herbal smoke bombs ) . the part of beauty is cast with canadian swimmer / model estella warren whose greatest role up to this point was as the human love interest in
i love fairy tales , they ' re in every culture and history and now , they ' re apart of my favourite medium , film .
there ' s a part when mcdonald ' s wardrobe bombards belle with animated cloth and fabric , decorating her into a human christmas tree of powdered wigs and gaudiness . that ' s pretty much
beauty and the beast
: the magic and beating heart still there , just buried a little extra under needlessness , redundancy and excess .
compare what you see in the 1991 disney animated feature film with the leprince de beaumont version of the tale you originally read in activity 1 .
yesterday , beauty and the beast posted $ 6 . 1m taking its two week tally to $ 347 . 9m . if the emma watson movie hits its weekend forecasts , pic will raise to $ 390 . 4m at the domestic b . o .
“oh darling , i can hardly wait for your transformation , ” gerard says as the beast .
“beauty and the beast” easily dominated a polarized and quieter than average weekend at the chinese box office . it earned a very solid $ 42 . 8 million in its opening three days , according to local box office service ent group . disney reported the figure as $ 44 . 8 million . with an average of 100 , 000 screenings per day , “beauty” was [ … ]
in 1993 , audra mcdonald was a recent graduate of juilliard , and auditioned to be in the ensemble of the new broadway musical beauty and the beast . she wasn ' t cast .
i was devastated about that ,
she says over the phone from her home in new york . she had seen the original disney film in her early 20s , while she was performing on the road .
i walked in sort of skeptical and snarky , and walked out in tears .
does a poor job of conducting it . the promo for the film tries to make it sound like one of the modern adult fairytale adaptations  see
following the live - action version of
the jungle book
earning close to $ 1 billion worldwide last year , the studio looks to have another cash cow in the making with
beauty and the beast
breaking the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for march with an estimated $ 170 million , according to variety .
( 2001 ) . in estella warrens interpretation , beauty is no weeping willow but comes with the sunny disposition of a california beach girl . it does seem a difficult swallow to reconcile this with the image of the peasant girl that the script writes beauty as being .
dan stevens , who was super - posh matthew crawley in downton abbey and then a buff psychopath in the guest , will play the beast .
walt disney animation studios ' magical classic beauty and the beast returns to the big screen in disney digital 3d ( tm ) , introducing a whole new generation to the disney classic with stunning new 3d imagery . the film captures the fantastic journey of belle ( voice of paige o ' hara ) , a bright and beautiful young woman who ' s taken prisoner by a hideous beast ( voice of robby benson ) in his castle . despite her precarious situation , belle befriends the castle ' s enchanted staff - a teapot , a candelabra and a mantel clock , among others - and ultimately learns to see beneath the beast ' s exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince . - - ( c ) disney
originally , gaston was going to stab the beast a second time before beast knocked him off . in addition , an even earlier rendition of the scene had him ready to kill beast with his blunderbuss , with belle preventing him by smashing him in the head with a slab . gaston would land onto the ground , and then be mauled by the wolves that belle and maurice encountered earlier .
the first animated film to ever earn a best picture oscar nomination , this is as good as anything ever produced by the studio .
the message of this film is about love . and it ' s about the fact that love conquers all , and love can transform . and you see the beast not only become worthy of being loved , but he also learns to love himself . and that ' s the main message of this film ,
she says .
the film is incredibly diverse – every race , colour , creed , orientation . at its heart it ' s still a family film , but it ' s about seeing into who each of us truly is on the inside and celebrating that . i just feel bad for those who are going to not see it because they think there ' s some subversive message there .
it is a story that everyone knows — the tale as old as time . yet , somehow , the live - action digital remake of “beauty and the beast” still dazzles and leaves the audience longing to be a part of its enchanting world , even after 26 years . it is a difficult task to take a disney masterpiece and make it unique and fresh , but director bill condon ( “dream girls , ” “gods and monsters” ) does exactly that in his first film with walt disney pictures .
catherine and vincent track a mysterious beast while keeping their individual agendas from one another in a clever game of cat - and - mouse .
but he’s still getting work . it’s not like he has nothing ahead . a film is a film…he’s still going to be making millions per even if it’s a pos project that few may see .
meanwhile , belle refuses the beast ' s
invitation
to dinner , and the beast orders his servants not to let her eat , but lumière serves her dinner anyway ( in the song
be our guest
) and cogsworth gives her a tour of the castle . however , she wanders off on her own and finds the west wing , which the beast had forbidden her to go into . she goes in anyway , discovering many broken items , including a shredded portrait of a young prince and the enchanted rose . before she can touch it , the beast sees her and angrily screams at her to get out .
despite this , many critics have noted that disney borrowed a lot from jean cocteau ' s famous and influential 1946 film adaptation of the fairy tale , as that film was the first to include a magic mirror , castle servants , and a love triangle . none of these elements were in the original fairy tale .
our favourite bookish - peasant - turned - princess will soon be gracing the big screen once again . harry potter star emma watson will star in disney ' s live - action take on beauty and the beast as belle , while dan stevens will play the beast and luke evans will play gaston . the official trailer is making us so excited for the movie ' s premiere on march 23 , 2017 . the fairy tale has come a long way from its 18th - century french origins . let ' s look at the evolution of the fairy tale in pop culture , from classic books to the latest film and tv interpretations !
production of beauty and the beast had to be completed on a compressed timeline of two years rather than four because of the loss of production time spent developing the earlier purdam version of the film . most of the production was done at the main feature animation studio , housed in the air way facility in glendale , california . a smaller team at the disney - mgm studios theme park in lake buena vista , florida assisted the california team on several scenes , particularly the
be our guest
number .
“beauty and the beast” tells the story of belle , whose father has been taken prisoner by a terrifying beast , a prince under a magic spell . the disney original animated version was released on november 22 , 1991 and became an instant classic . two of television’s favorites and past tony winners angela lansbury voiced ms . potts and jerry orbach voiced lumiere . thanks in no small part to the original music and score , condon convinced disney that a live action version would need to be a musical because the audience would miss the songs .
set in the 1800s , the french fairy tale epic features lea seydoux as belle and vincent cassell as the beast in a plot closer to the original story and reminiscent of cocteau’s 1946 version , though it received mixed reviews .
beauty and the beast was the second film produced using caps ( computer animation production system ) , a digital scanning , ink , paint , and compositing system of software and hardware developed for disney by pixar . the software allowed a wider range of colors , as well as soft shading and colored line effects for the characters , techniques lost when the disney studio abandoned hand inking for xerography in the late 1950 ' s . caps also allowed the production crew to simulate multiplane effects : placing characters and / or backgrounds on separate layers and moving them towards / away from the camera on the z - axis to give the illusion of depth , as well as altering the focus of each layer .
speaking of , well , speaking up , mcdonald has been vocal about political and social issues , especially marriage equality ( she joined twitter in 2009 specifically to promote that cause with the handle @ audraequalitymc ) , so she ' s pleased to be in the first disney movie to feature ( however subtly ) an openly gay character . although it does sadden her that there ' s been a negative response from some groups to that aspect of the film .
i wish i had read carefully that the book was a translation from french before ordering . still , the story behind the making of the most important film of french cinema is amazing and makes appreciating it more complex and layered . highly recommend .
one cannot help but to compare this
beauty and the beast
with the disney cartoon , given that it hews so closely to the original cartoon version . at times in the beginning , the films seemed shot - for - shot duplicates . in that light , the live - action music , characters and singing just aren ' t as
big
as those in the animated film . however , making such a comparison , is not fair to this live - action version , which itself is very fine . the sets and costumes are spectacular . the cgi is ( mostly ) impressive . ( just avoid looking at the beast ' s face throughout the film and you ' ll think it was faultless . ) the music is marvelous on its own , even if most of the new numbers are lackluster . this version is a definite five - star film on its own , which would be clearly evident it it didn ' t have to measure up to its predecessor .
directed by french poet jean cocteau , this surrealist fantasy takes the story of true love taming a savage , lonely heart seriously and portrays it with lavish visuals and dreamlike effects . the film inspired stevie nicks’ 1983
ashman died of aids - related complications on march 14 , 1991 , eight months prior to the release of the film . he never saw the finished film , and his work on aladdin was completed by another lyricist , tim rice . a tribute to the lyricist was included at the end of the credits crawl :
to our friend , howard , who gave a mermaid her voice , and a beast his soul . we will be forever grateful . howard ashman : 1950–1991
.
the best performance in the film comes from australian actor rhett giles who plays with an intent seriousness and panache that is determined to write bad boy villainy across the film , even if in the end he comes across as trying to channel russell crowe . on the other hand , fellow australian vanessa gray plays the role of the witch with a breathy campiness that is tiresomely one - dimensional .
belle and the beast , kids know it , adults enjoy it also , but this new take on the story sees a scantily clad belle and a beast who looks like an elderly 4 times a week sunbed user , the acting is appalling , the direction is akin to that of a blind man trying to describe an object he has never encountered , in this movies case - talent - , bad script , poor acting and a frankly diabolical cast make this a terrifyingly dull and slow moving film , unsuitable for anyone with an iq score . please be aware that this is a great film for the mentally infirm and the members of our thc squad who no doubt will be enthralled to find this in the bargain bin at the nearest ( every ) gas station . avoid this film , i urge you , although , if you don ` t believe me , go ahead and rent it from your local rental store , just don ` t complain when the film is over and you realise you slept through it all .
matthias weidenhöfer matthias weidenhöfer was born in achim , germany . he studied acting at the film university in potsdam - babelsberg . as an actor he appeared in several movies and tv shows , including
tatort : der himmel über kiel
,
die unsichtbare
,
tatort : brüder
,
unter gaunern
,
alarm für cobra 11
and
der staat gegen fritz bauer
. in 2013 matthias weidenhöfer produced the feature film
männer zeigen filme & frauen ihre brüste
in which he also starred . the film premiered at the zürich film festival and screened all over germany . he has two sons and lives in berlin .
goes from a fairytale about the love of a virtuous heroine transforming a man cursed to a beast - like appearance into an adventure with beauty as a kick - ass heroine who runs around the kingdom accompanied by the beast as they try to defeat an evil lord and a witch who has raised a goblin to kill people . in many ways , this is not too much of a stretch from the tv series
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the clutter on the page continues on screen too .
beauty and the beast
was always going to be a bigger cg chore than something like
cinderella ,
but condon often pushes too hard on the photo - realistic theatrics . lumiere ' s face is eerily indecipherable through his overly done design , while plumette the feather duster comes in some perplexing , alienating bird form . and the less said about mcdonald ' s wardrobe and tucci ' s harpsichord , the better . overall , let ' s just say the beast ' s castle rests somewhere in the uncanny valley of france .
king maximilian xiii is dying and there is in - fighting amongst his relatives as to who will be his heir . the ruthless count rudolph eliminates the other contenders to align himself in position . the washerwomans daughter bella is in the woods looking for herbs when the legendary beast that is said to haunt the area appears and shoots an arrow to kill a wolf that is about to attack her . when count rudolph hears bellas story , he makes her accompany him on a hunt for the beast . the witch lady helen approaches rudolph and offers to make him king if he will take her as his consort . she raises a troll by means magical and sends it to slaughter people in the village . the beast is blamed for the killings . bella determines to investigate , following clues to find the beast in the forest . she realises that it is human and sensitive but has a hideous face , which it hides from the villagers . it denies all knowledge of the killings . rudolph and helen conduct further killings and seek to have the beast blamed and then executed for these .
if you would like to more deeply investigate criticisms of the disney film and discuss how the archetypes in the story have been modified to better suit the societal values of the time , complete the extension activity linked below : belle as a
new kind of disney heroine .
during the course of production , many changes were made to the structure of the film , necessitating the replacement and re - purposing of songs . after screening a mostly animated version of the
be our guest
sequence , story artist bruce woodside suggested that the objects should be singing the song to belle rather than her father . wise and trousdale agreed , and the sequence and song were retooled to replace maurice with belle .
at the film’s march 2 premiere in los angeles , director bill condon suggested that describing lefou as disney’s first gay character went too far .
emma watson was cast this week as belle in disney’s upcoming live - action version of beauty and the beast , part of disney’s series of live - action reimaginings of its animated fairy tales that includes maleficient and cinderella . watson had previously been attached to an adaptation of the classic story from guillermo del toro , and , according to watson , this version from disney will feature the music and lyrics of alan menken and howard ashman from 1991’s animated classic .