'Belle' Updates 'Beauty and the Beast' with Emotional Twist

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published January 13, 2022 at 11:23 AM CST

The new anime film Belle places the familiar Beauty and the Beast directly into 2022. Courtney Lanning says the movie delivers an unexpected, and welcome, emotional edge.

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