End of the 18th century, in a small French village. Belle, a young dreamy girl with a passion for literature, lives with her father, an eccentric old inventor. One night, he gets lost in the forest and takes refuge in the castle of the Beast, who throws him into a dungeon. Unable to bear seeing her father imprisoned, Belle agrees to take his place, unaware that under the monster’s mask hides a Prince Charming trembling with love for her, but victim of a terrible curse.