document_title: List of Disney's Beauty and the Beast characters

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text: List of Disney's Beauty and the Beast characters

text: Introduced in Beauty and the Beast

text: Belle

text: Beast

text: Gaston

text: Maurice

text:
Maurice

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Eric Keenleyside (Once Upon a Time)
Kevin Kline (live-action film)

Voiced by
Rex Everhart

text: Maurice is the village inventor and Belle's father. However, most of the villagers think he is insane for crafting devices believed ridiculous and impossible to construct in reality.

text: During the beginning of the movie, he is working on a machine that automatically chops up firewood. Once it is successfully working, he leaves for the County Fair to display his invention. However, he is unable to make it to the fair due to getting lost in the woods. After going down a path that results in the loss of his horse and cart, and being attacked and nearly killed by a pack of rabid wolves, he winds up at the gate of a dark castle. When he enters the castle to stay for the night, he ends up being locked up by the Beast, the castle's master.

text: Belle learns of what happened and goes to the castle, attempting to release her father. She then tries to convince the Beast to release him from the castle. She succeeds in convincing the Beast to release him, under the condition that she is to take her father's place, to Maurice's protests. Maurice is forcibly taken back to the village.

text: Upon returning to the village, Maurice tries to seek the villagers' help in trying to rescue Belle, but they don't believe him, and they consequently throw him out of the tavern.

text: Determined to not give up on Belle, he decides to return to the castle alone. However, it doesn't take long before he succumbs to an unknown illness due to the cold weather. Luckily, Belle discovers that her father is in trouble via the Beast's Magic Mirror and is released by the Beast so she can save him. Shortly after arriving back home, Le Fou has alarmed the villagers of their return. Shortly thereafter, Monsieur D'Arque, the keeper of the Maison de Lunes Insane Asylum, and the other villagers come to take Maurice to the insane asylum in an intricate plan to blackmail Belle into marrying Gaston. Belle reveals that Maurice's rants are true and that the Beast does exist. Both she and Maurice are locked up by Gaston in the cellar, to stop them from interfering with Gaston's goal to kill the Beast. Chip has managed to stow away in Belle's satchel and uses the automated firewood cutter to destroy the door to the cellar. Maurice and Belle leave for the castle to stop Gaston from killing the Beast. He is last seen in the ballroom standing by Mrs. Potts as he happily watches Belle and the Beast (who is now transformed back into a handsome prince) dance while he laughs at Chip's question to his mother whether he still has to 'stay in the cupboard'.

text: In the 2017 live-action remake, Maurice is played by Kevin Kline. He remains as an inventor, but makes music boxes to help Belle see the world from the comfort of home in the village of Villeneuve. He fled Paris and settled in the provinces with Belle when she was still a baby to protect the both of them from a plague that took the life of Belle's mother and Maurice's wife. True to the original story, Maurice is imprisoned by the Beast for taking a rose from his garden instead of being caught trespassing in the castle. Maurice returns to Villeneuve to find help, but only Gaston and LeFou are willing to do so. However, Gaston only wanted to help in order to get Maurice's blessing for his marriage to Belle. Knowing that Belle has no interest in marrying Gaston, Maurice refuses her hand, prompting Gaston to leave him to die at the hands of the wolves. The Enchantress, disguised as a villager named Agathe, rescues him and takes him back to Villeneuve. Upon his return, Maurice attempts to have Gaston arrested for attempted murder, but Gaston in turn declares him insane and has him committed to an insane asylum. Belle arrives back in time to vindicate Maurice, but both are locked in the asylum wagon while the whole village goes to kill the Beast. After Maurice and Belle make amends regarding Belle now understanding why Maurice was so overly protective of her, thanks to the Beast, Maurice uses his inventor skills to pick the lock on the wagon, allowing Belle to take Phillipe back to the Beast's castle while Maurice remains behind with the dumbfounded Monsieur D'Arque. At the end of the movie, Maurice is seen painting the ballroom dance as everyone celebrates.

text: He only makes a cameo in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas as one of the people listening to the story Mrs. Potts is telling, and makes his debut appearance in the Kingdom Hearts series in Kingdom Hearts χ.

text: Lumière

text:
Lumière

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Henri Lubatti (Once Upon a Time)
Ewan McGregor (live-action film)

Voiced by
Jerry Orbach (films, House of Mouse)
Jeff Bennett (Kingdom Hearts II, theme parks)
Ewan McGregor (live-action film)
Masashi Ebara (Japanese)

text: Lumière is the Beast's kindhearted but rebellious maître d', Cogsworth's counterpart and rival. Because of the curse placed by the Enchantress, he was transformed into a candelabra. He allows Maurice to come into the castle to stay. Later, he and Cogsworth lure Belle to Maurice in hopes that she will break the spell. He suggests that Beast try and move her to a better room. Lumière tries to help Beast become more civil for Belle, and sometimes rebels against the Beast if it suits the other characters' needs (like allowing Belle to have dinner despite Beast's refusal to let them feed her). Later, after the Beast rescues Belle from more wolves, and Belle nurses the beast back to health, earning his affections in the process, Lumière, aware of what would impress such a voracious reader, astutely suggests that the Beast give Belle the castle's immense library as a gift, which has the desired effect. He also tries to help the Beast learn how to do the waltz. He is initially upset that Belle leaves the castle, but he remains optimistic at the same time, since he's still convinced that she'll break the spell. When he discovers that the castle is going to be invaded by Gaston's lynch mob, he plans the battle. He then decides to set up a trap where all of the furniture is in the foyer, and he gives the signal to attack. While he is unable to stop Gaston from deserting the battle to kill the Beast, Lumière saves Fifi the Featherduster from being plucked apart by a villager and is earlier himself saved from Le Fou by Cogsworth. He, Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts rush to aid the Beast who is fighting against Gaston, but arrive after the battle's end, when the Beast dies from a mortal wound from Gaston, who fell to his death from the West Wing. The spell breaks, however, reviving the Beast and returning Lumière and the others to their original forms. In the end, he gets into an argument with Cogsworth about who told who about Belle breaking the spell (it was Lumière).

text: In The Enchanted Christmas, he tries to help bring Christmas back into the castle (even if it means disobeying his Master to do so). Also, he and Cogsworth help get a Christmas tree with Belle upon Forte's suggestion (unaware of Forte's plan). When Forte decides to try to destroy the castle, he and Cogsworth try to save the rose.

text: He later appears in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days as a supporting character in the Beast's Castle world. In 358/2 Days, he and Cogsworth serve as the castle's patrol guards, forcing Roxas, Xion and Xaldin to evade their sight during missions in that world, and in Kingdom Hearts II, he is locked in the dungeon by the Beast along with the other servants in an attempt to protect him by the Beast's rage, fueled by Xaldin, but he is freed by Sora, whom he helps by opening a secret passage out of the undercroft. He later plays a small role in the final battle against Xaldin.

text: Lumière is played by Scottish actor, Ewan McGregor in the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. This depiction of Lumiere has him as a charismatic bouteiller who has been transformed into a human-shaped candelabra with a bronze human-like face, arms tipped with candles and legs to walk with as well. Despite the differences, Lumiere's design as a candelabra with three branches still remains only by shape shifting and can be self litten. He is lover of Plumette who has been transformed into a feather duster.

text: Cogsworth

text:
Cogsworth

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Ian McKellen (live-action film)

Voiced by
David Ogden Stiers (film)
Ian McKellen (live-action film)
Kazuo Kumakura (Japanese)

text: Cogsworth is the Beast's tightly wound and extremely loyal Majordomo, and Lumière's counterpart and rival. When the Enchantress curses the Beast, he is transformed into a pendulum clock. He initially tries to stop the others from allowing Maurice to stay at the castle (as he knows the Beast would not approve), but ultimately gives in. When the Beast arrives, he tries to explain what happened, but the Beast is too angry to hear what happened. He tries to get Belle to come to dinner, but she refuses. When he reports to the Beast her refusal, he tries desperately to calm him down, as well as keep him calm when trying to get her to join him for dinner. He follows the Beast's orders to deny her dinner, but he eventually relents, telling them to at least keep the noise down. He is eventually swept up in the boisterous "Be Our Guest" number. Later he learns that the Beast let Belle go, much to his dismay. He then tells everyone the bad news, and seems resigned to his fate (as the rose is nearing the last petal). When the residents of the castle learn of the upcoming invasion, he tries to come up with a plan to stop the villagers, but the others leave him before he can finish. He later participates in the battle and saves Lumiere from Le Fou by sliding down the banister and prodding Le Fou's rear end with a pair of scissors. He, Lumiere and Mrs. Potts rush to aid the Beast who is fighting against Gaston, but arrive after the battle's end, when the Beast dies from a mortal wound from Gaston, who fell from the West Wing. The spell breaks, however, reviving the Beast and returning Cogsworth and the others to their original forms. In the end, he gets into an argument with Lumiere about who told who about Belle breaking the spell (it was Lumiere).

text: In The Enchanted Christmas, he is initially opposed to the idea of Christmas (mainly due to his master's opposition), but eventually decides that Christmas in the castle wouldn't be such a bad idea. He and Lumière try to help Belle find a Christmas tree under Forte's guidance, unaware of Forte's plans. Later, when Forte tries to destroy the castle, he attempts to save the rose.

text: He later appears in Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts II in his homeworld, Beast's Castle. In theformer, he serves as a patrol guard in the castle, and in the latter, he aids Sora in the brief fight against the Beast, under Xaldin's influence. He later plays a small role in the final battle against Xaldin.

text: Cogsworth is played by Sir Ian McKellen in the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. This version has a wife named Clothilde. In the ending, he is reunited with Clothilde after he transforms back into a human, much to his dismay. It is revealed that this version's first name is Henry.[1] The 2017 live-action version of Cogsworth is older than the 1991 animated version.

text: Mrs. Potts

text:
Mrs. Potts

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Emma Thompson (live-action film)

Voiced by
Angela Lansbury (first and second films)
Anne Rogers (Belle's Magical World)
Emma Thompson (live-action film)

text: Mrs. Potts is Chip's mother and the castle's head of the kitchen, and has a loving, motherly feel. When the Enchantress curses the Beast, she is transformed into a teapot. In her first appearance, she helps Maurice get comfortable. She helps comfort Belle when she is made to stay at the castle in exchange for her father's freedom. Mrs. Potts also tries to help the Beast try to become more civil to Belle, although the efforts fall apart when Belle refuses to come to dinner. Later, Mrs. Potts entertains Belle when she's having dinner. When the Beast is wounded, she tries to tend to his wounds with Belle. After learning that there are invaders coming to the castle, she tries to get the Beast to do something, but he declines, still depressed about Belle leaving. She later participates in the battle of the castle by having the rest of the dishes pour hot liquid on the villagers.

text: In The Enchanted Christmas, she serves as the narrator of the tale. She later appears in Kingdom Hearts II in her homeworld, Beast's Castle. She aids Sora, Lumiere and Cogsworth in opening the secret passage out of the dungeons by extinguishing the darkness surrounding the lanterns with the help of Sora's Keyblade.

text: Angela Lansbury, who had been known for playing many "despicable" characters throughout her Broadway career, noted that in the aftermath of her film role as Mrs Potts, children no longer hid behind their parents in fear when around her, and instead treated her like a heroine.[2]

text: Mrs. Potts is portrayed by Emma Thompson in the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. During the final battle, she recognizes the potter Mr. Potts among the villagers storming the castle and is reunited with him after she transforms back into a human. It is then revealed that her first name is Beatrice.

text: Chip Potts

text:
Chip Potts

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Nathan Mack (live-action film)

Voiced by
Bradley Pierce (first film)
Haley Joel Osment (second film)
Gregory Grudt (Belle's Magical World)
Tress MacNeille (4 episodes of House of Mouse)
Nikita Hopkins (1 episode of House of Mouse)
Nathan Mack (live-action film)

text: Chip is the son of Mrs. Potts. As a result of the Enchantress' spell, he is transformed into a teacup, with a small crack on the rim. He befriends Belle and looks up to her. He gets admonished by his mother when he does a bubble trick to Belle and when he giggles at how the Beast handles a spoon. Also, he stows away when she has to leave the castle to save her father Maurice, and wants to find out why she left. He later frees Belle and Maurice, who are trapped in the cellar by Gaston, by commandeering Maurice's invention, an automatic firewood chopper, to break open the cellar door but destroying the invention in the process.

text: In Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, he is seen trying to open presents for Christmas. Also when Adam gives him a present, he's excited about it being a storybook. He helps Belle make a storybook to make the Beast feel better. Also, in the flashback depicting the Enchantress placing the spell on the castle ten years earlier, he is present as a child, implying that the spell stopped him and the other servants from aging during the ten-year period.

text: He cameos in Kingdom Hearts II.

text: In the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast, Chip is portrayed by Nathan Mack. He is transformed into a teacup with a matching saucer, often using the saucer to move around quickly (reminiscent of the droid BB-8 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens). When the Enchantress's curse on the kingdom is not broken in time, Chip and all the other castle servants lose their last vestiges of humanity and become completely inanimate. Before Chip drops to the ground lifeless (his saucer already shattering upon impact), his teacup form is saved at the last instant by an ailing Chapeau who is transformed into a lifeless coat rack. Shortly afterwards, the spell on the kingdom is broken and Chip along with the other servants are restored to their human forms. He and his mother are reunited with Mr. Potts.

text: Featherduster

text:
The Featherduster

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (live-action film)

Voiced by
Kimmy Robertson (films, House of Mouse)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (live-action film)

Aliases
Babette (musical, House of Mouse)
Fifi (Belle's Magical World)
Marie (The New Adventures of Beauty and the Beast)
Plumette (live-action film)

text: The Featherduster is a maid of the castle, who is also Lumière's girlfriend. She is transformed into a feather duster as a cause of the Enchantress' spell. She appears in Beauty and the Beast and Belle's Magical World. She also makes a cameo in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. There have been some changes to her name throughout the different shows produced; in the musical as well as House of Mouse, she is called Babette; in the Disney Comics orequel comic serial The New Adventures of Beauty and the Beast, she is named Marie; and in Belle's Magical World, she is called Fifi. In the 2017 live-action film, she is portrayed by Gugu Mbatha-Raw and is called Plumette and was transformed into a swan-shaped feather duster.

text: In the Belle's Magical World segment, "Fifi's Folly", Fifi misunderstands Belle as Lumière's new girlfriend when Belle helps him rehearse for his 5th Anniversary date with Fifi. However, in the end of the segment, Lumière tells her he loves her after a series of events and they get back together again.

text: The Featherduster is voiced by Kimmy Robertson in Beauty and the Beast and Belle's Magical World, but no actress is credited for her single line in The Enchanted Christmas. She also appeared in Disney's House of Mouse and Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, again voiced by Robertson but this time was called Babette.

text: Sultan

text:
Sultan

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Gizmo (live-action film)

Voiced by
Frank Welker (animated films)

text: Sultan is the castle dog who was turned into a footstool when the Enchantress enacted her curse.

text: When Maurice first appeared at the castle, he is among those who meet him and tries to get Maurice to pet him. Then Sultan gets in front of Maurice so that he can put his feet up. During Belle's stay at the castle, Sultan plays in the snow and even gets hugged by Belle. At the time when Gaston leads the villagers into laying siege to the Beast's castle, Sultan takes part in the fight. When he is chased into the kitchen and cornered by LeFou and those with him, Chef Bouche and the knives help scare them off. After Belle broke the Enchantress' spell, Sultan was among those who were restored to normal.

text: In Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, Sultan is among those present when they hear Mrs. Potts' story about last Christmas.

text: In the live-action film, Sultan is renamed Frou-Frou and portrayed by Gizmo. He is apparently the Yorkshire Terrier of Madame Garderobe and Maestro Cadenza.

text: The Wardrobe

text:
Wardrobe

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Audra McDonald (live-action film)

Voiced by
Jo Anne Worley
Audra McDonald (live-action film)

Aliases
Amoire
Grande Bouche
Garderobe

Title
Madame

text: The Wardrobe is a former opera singer, turned into a wardrobe. The character of Wardrobe was introduced by visual development person Sue C. Nichols to the then entirely male cast of servants, and was originally a more integral character named "Madame Armoire". Her role was later expanded upon and ultimately taken over by Mrs. Potts.[3] Wardrobe is known as "Madame de la Grande Bouche" in the stage adaptation of the film. Her stage name supposedly means "Mistress of the Big Mouth" in a semi-literal English translation. The Marvel Comics serial for the movie, taking place during the movie, referred to her status as an opera singer that performed even to the king.

text: She later appears in Kingdom Hearts II in her homeworld, Beast's Castle. In the game, she blocks Sora's way to the undercroft to free the servants from the dungeon, forcing Sora to push her out of the way while she is sleeping. As in the film, she is Belle's closest confidante in the castle after Lumiere.

text: In the 2017 live-action remake, the Wardrobe is portrayed by Audra McDonald and is known as Madame de Garderobe, wife of court composer, Maestro Cadenza, and also a well-respected opera singer. The Enchantress' curse separated her from her husband, and as the rose withered, she was prone to dozing off more often as she became more inanimate. After the Enchantress lifts the curse and restores everyone to human form, Garderobe is reunited with her husband and sings at the celebratory ball at the end of the film.

text: Le Fou

text:
Le Fou

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Josh Gad (live-action film)

Voiced by
Jesse Corti

text: Le Fou (French for "The Madman", and also a phonetic pun on "The Fool") is a local villager who is Gaston's bumbling-but-loyal sidekick (and punching bag); he is often mistreated by Gaston, but he doesn't seem to mind. He seems unsure about Gaston marrying Belle (thinking that she and her father, Maurice, are "crazy"), but helps him anyway. During the attempted wedding, he acts as a conductor to signal the playing of a fast tempo version on "Here Comes the Bride". Later, when Gaston comes up with a plan to arrange for Maurice to be sent to the insane asylum to force Belle to marry him, they head to Belle's house, but both she and Maurice are gone. Gaston decides to have Le Fou stay near the house and let him know when they return, much to Le Fou's chagrin. After a while, when Belle brings Maurice home, Le Fou alerts Gaston so he can put his plan into action. After learning that the Beast exists, he accompanies Gaston and the rest of the lynch mob to the castle to kill the Beast singing "The Mob Song" with everybody. He picks up Lumière upon entering the castle, and Lumiere's signal begins the battle. During the battle, Le Fou attempts to kill Lumiere by waving a torch perilously close to Lumiere's head, but Cogsworth saves him by jabbing scissors hard in Le Fou's rear end. He is last seen escaping with the rest of the villagers.

text: It is left unknown if he knew Gaston died against the Beast, though it's possible that Gaston's absence from then on gave him that message.

text: In the beginning of The Enchanted Christmas, despite the rest of the villagers being invited to the castle for a Christmas party, Le Fou is not present.

text: In the movie, Le Fou was voiced by Venezuelan voice actor Jesse Corti, who also voiced Le Fou in the Spanish-language dub of the film, making Le Fou one of the few characters to share the same voice actor in two different dubs of the movie.

text: In the 2017 live-action adaptation, Le Fou is portrayed by Josh Gad. In the version with Gad, the character is gay, becoming the first homosexual in a Disney film.[4] In one deleted scene, Le Fou helped Gaston to break up the headmaster leading the villagers into destroying Belle's laundry invention by shooting the gun in the air twice with the second time having a cow accidentally killed. Unlike in the original 1991 animated film during the fight at the Beast's castle, he saves Mrs. Potts when she falls from the chandelier and switches sides to helping the Beast's servants after Gaston abandons him while he takes a beating from the servants. One deleted scene had him given a bad encounter with Monsieur Toilette which causes him to run out of the room he was in. In another deleted scene following the spell being broken, Le Fou runs into Monsieur Toilette's true form which identified from the bathroom smell. At the end of this version, he briefly dances with the (presumably gay) Stanley, who was also a friend and minion of Gaston's. In the 2017 version, Le Fou is thus a rounder character, with complex motivations.

text: Monsieur D'Arque

text:
Monsieur D'Arque

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Adrian Schiller (live-action film)

Voiced by
Tony Jay

text: Monsieur D'Arque is the owner of the local madhouse or Asylum for Loons. Gaston bribes him to take part in a scheme to blackmail Belle into marrying him in which D'Arque will threaten to have Belle's rather eccentric father Maurice sent to the madhouse. After Belle returns from the Beast's castle, Monsieur D'Arque appears to collect Maurice as Gaston, Le Fou, and most of the villagers are present. He is only seen in these two scenes, and his fate after the Beast's existence is revealed is left ambiguous.

text: He also appears in the 2017 version. He only appears after Gaston demands that Maurice be put into the asylum and also tries to lock up both Maurice and Belle on Gaston's orders while being told to make sure they don't get out. Monsieur D'Arque is dumbfounded when he discovers that the two had managed to escape. As Belle rides off, Maurice asks Monsieur D'Arque if he has children.

text: The Triplets

text:
Claudette, Laurette, and Paulette

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Sophie Reid (Eliana)
Rafaëlle Cohen (Elise)
Carla Nella (Eloïse)

Voiced by
Kath Soucie (Paulette [1991 film]; all characters [subsequent appearances])
Mary Kay Bergman (Claudette and Laurette [1991 film])

text: The Triplets, also known as the "Bimbettes", are a trio of beautiful blonde women who fawn over Gaston. The real names of the girls are Claudette, who wears a red dress, Laurette, who wears yellow dress, and Paulette, who wears a green dress. They think Belle is crazy when they see her refusing Gaston's advances. They are also upset when Gaston decides to marry Belle, as they are seen crying when he is announcing that he will propose to Belle. They are later seen comforting and fawning over Gaston in the bar. They are not part of the mob who tries to kill the Beast. The end of the Gaston song implies that they acted as waitresses in the tavern due to Paulette being seen with a silver platter.

text: In the beginning of "The Enchanted Christmas," despite the rest of the villagers being invited to the castle for a Christmas party, the Triplets aren't present.

text: The triplets also appear in the Marvel Comics serial for Beauty and the Beast, which was set during Belle's stay at the castle. They are generally within the B-stories, where they try to sabotage Gaston's plans to marry Belle, with varying success.

text: In the Musical, their roles are the same, although they are given more dialogue and their role is expanded slightly.

text: They have made regular appearances on "Disney's House of Mouse." They are now all voiced by Kath Soucie (who had originally just voiced Paulette), due to Mary Kay Bergman's suicide by the time the show was made.

text: They also appear in the 2017 live-action remake. Although their overall roles were the same, they are in fact among the mob late in the film unlike in the 1991 original. In addition, the triplets were given a significantly different appearance, where they wore similarly-colored pink dresses, and possessed heavy makeup, a beauty spot, and brunette hair, as well as explicitly disliking Belle (Bill Condon and Rafaëlle Cohen both indicated the triplets' dislike of Belle dealt with their own mom neglecting them and doting on the latter). They are also depicted as being more haughty and vain. Their occupations also changed, acting as seamstresses in the remake. The three of them are among the villagers that accompany Gaston to the Beast's castle to kill the Beast where they end up fighting the servants. One deleted scene had the Triplets chasing Frou-Frou into the kitchen where Cuisiner throws food on them. It is left unknown if they knew Gaston died against the Beast, though it's possible that Gaston's absence from then on gave them that message. Lastly, they were also given significantly different names by their actresses, being Elise (portrayed by Rafaëlle Cohen), Eliana (portrayed by Sophie Reid), and Eloïse (portrayed by Carla Nella), though the names have not currently been officiated.

text: The Baker

text:
The Baker

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Dale Branston

Voiced by
Alec Murphy

text: The Baker is the head of a bakery in the village that Belle lived in. He says good morning to Belle and asks where Belle is off to. When Belle states that she is on her way to the bookstore to return a book about a beanstalk and an ogre, the Baker quotes "That's nice" and shouts into the bakery for Marie to hurry up with the baguettes. The Baker later provides the birthday cake for Gaston's wedding proposal for Belle which doesn't go well. After Belle returned from the Beast's castle, the Baker is among the villagers gathered by Gaston at the time when Gaston as Monsieur D'Arque comes to collect Maurice. After Belle uses the Beast's mirror to show that the Beast exists, the Baker is among the villagers that accompany Gaston and Le Fou to the Beast's Castle to kill the Beast only for the villagers to be fended off by the transformed servants.

text: In the live-action film, Belle is seen during the first song buying one of the Baker's foods and his discussion to Belle was transferred to Jean Potts. The Baker was seen when the Headmaster had roused the villagers into destroying Belle's laundry invention after the Headmaster caught Belle teaching a girl how to read. Like the animated film, the Baker is among the villagers that accompany Gaston and Le Fou to the Beast's castle to kill the Beast only for the villagers to be fended off by the transformed servants.

text: The Bookseller

text:
The Bookseller

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Ray Fearon (live-action film)

Voiced by
Alvin Epstein

text: The Bookseller is the owner of a small bookstore/library in the village that Belle lived in. He is one of a few villagers that are friendly to Belle. When Belle visits his place of work, the Bookseller states that he hasn't received any new books yet. He does allow Belle to keep the book that she has borrowed twice.

text: In the live-action film, the Bookseller is replaced with Père Robert who is Villeneuve's local chaplain. He encourages Belle to borrow the books in the chapel's meager library. He later helps Belle pick up some laundry when the cruel headmaster had some villagers throw them on the street after he discovered her trying to teach a young girl how to read. When Gaston has Monsieur D'Arque take Maurice to the Asylum after being accused for leaving him for dead, Père Robert insists that Maurice isn't insane and suggests that he be brought to a hospital. As Gaston leads the villagers to the Beast's castle with an intention to kill the Beast, Père Robert watched in horror as villagers furiously marched toward their destination while he defiantly remains behind and shuns himself from participating. After the spell that was cast by the Enchantress was broken, Père Robert was among those seen attending the ball.

text: The Enchantress

text:
The Enchantress

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Hattie Morahan (live-action film)

Voiced by
Kath Soucie (second film)

text: The Enchantress is an off-screen, minor character, but she is responsible for the events in the story, as revealed in the prologue that it is she who curses Prince Adam as the Beast. She pays a visit to the castle one cold winter night and poses as an ugly, old peddler woman, offering a single rose for shelter. After being turned away by the prince twice, she reveals her true self (young and beautiful, yet cruel and hypocritical) and punishes him by transforming him into the Beast, his servants into objects, and his castle into a horrific version of itself laden with ugly gargoyles and grotesque statues. The Enchantress left the Beast with only two items, a magic mirror as the only window to the outside world, and the rose she had tried to give him. It turns out the rose is enchanted, working as an hourglass: it will bloom until his 21st birthday, when its petals will begin to fall. When the last petal falls, the prince will remain a Beast forever. The spell can only be broken if he can learn to love and receives love in return. Her spell is broken at the last second by Belle's confession of love for the Beast.

text: In The Enchanted Christmas, it is revealed that the Enchantress' visit that resulted in the curse occurred on Christmas Day, which resulted in Adam's dislike for the holiday. The Enchantress is voiced by Kath Soucie in the flashback scene of the film.

text: In the live-action version, the Enchantress is played by Hattie Morahan, who also serves as the narrator of the prologue. She came to a debutante ball disguised as a beggar woman (portrayed by Rita Davies) and offered a rose as payment for shelter from the storm. The Prince turned her away twice, prompting her to reveal her true self. She not only transformed the prince, his servants, and the castle, but erased the villagers' memory of the prince. Years later, she reappeared disguised as a hermit named Agathe. A deleted scene during the "Belle" song had Belle giving bread and jam to Agathe. She later tended to Maurice when Gaston left him for dead for the latter's refusal to hand Belle in marriage. Later, she came to the Beast's chamber while the Beast lay near death and overheard Belle profess her love for him despite it already being too late, as the last petal on the rose had fallen. She turned the rose into enchanted dust which revived the Beast and transformed both him and his servants into humans once again.

text: Phillipe

text:
Phillipe

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Rusty (live-action film)

Voiced by
Hal Smith (original film)
Frank Welker (sequel)

text: Phillipe is a Belgian horse owned by Belle and Maurice. He is frightened of wolves and he emits a loud toot noise.

text: Chef Bouche

text:
Chef Bouche

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Clive Rowe (live-action film)

Voiced by
Brian Cummings (first film)
Jim Cummings (third film)
Clive Rowe (live-action film)

text: Chef Bouche is the Beast's head chef who was transformed into a stove. He was disappointed that Beast cancelled dinner and he felt he had to throw away what he had made until Belle finally informed him, Lumière, Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts that she was hungry. When the villagers attacked the castle, he and the knives ended up scaring away the villagers that chased Sultan into the kitchen.

text: In the "Belle's Magical World" segment "Mrs. Potts' Party," Chef Bouche is instructed by Belle to bake a cake for Mrs. Potts. Even though he ran into difficulty, Chef Bouche succeeded in making the cake as he and the kitchen staff help Belle present it to Mrs. Potts.

text: In the live-action film, Chef Bouche was renamed Cuisiner. In addition to being changed into a stove, he also consists of various pots, pans, and other kitchen utensils as facial features and body parts. Cuisiner is shown preparing a dinner for Belle on Lumiere's orders without the Beast finding out. A deleted scene has Cuisiner taking part in the battle against the villagers where he throws molasses and feathers all over the Triplets that chased Frou Frou into the kitchen. In the same deleted scene where Le Fou had finished talking with Monsieur Toilette, Cuisiner is shown hugging a villager that he knows as Monsieur Toilette passes them. When the villager reacts to the hotness as a side effect of Cuisiner having been a stove, Cuisiner apologizes to the villager. The villager gives him a forgiveness gesture.

text: Coat Rack

text:
Coat Rack

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Portrayed by
Thomas Padden (live-action film)

text: The Coat Rack is an unnamed servant of the Beast who was turned into a coat rack that sports a green hat.

text: He was first seen amongst the castle's inhabitants welcoming Maurice and giving him a blanket to help him warm up. The Coat Rack was seen helping Beast get ready for his dance with Belle. When Gaston leads the villagers into raiding the castle, the Coat Rack is among the servants seen fighting the villagers where he boxes with one of the villagers.

text: In the live-action film, the Coat Rack has a larger role and is named Chapeau. He served as the Prince's aide (the junior novelization listed him as a valet) who was turned into a coat rack. When Maurice first enters the castle, he hands his coat on him. After Belle was frightened out of the West Wing by Beast, Chapeau tries to prevent Belle from leaving the castle. Chappeau later takes part in the fight against the villagers where he punches Le Fou. As the last petal falls, Chapeau catches Chip before being rendered inanimate like everyone else. After the spell is broken, Chapeau is restored to normal as he pulls his foot away from Frou-Frou who was urinating on it.

text: Palanquin

text:
Palanquin

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

text: Palanquin is an unidentified servant transformed into a palanquin that resides at the Beast's castle. His name came from the comics.

text: After Belle agreed to take Maurice's place, Beast had Maurice loaded into Palanquin telling Maurice that Belle is no longer her concern. Beat then order Palanquin to drop Maurice back at the village. Palanquin did tha after ripping it's bindings off.

text: In The New Adventures of Disney's Beauty and the Beast comics, Mrs. Potts and Sultan enlist Palanquin to help rescue Beast and Chip when they fell off the castle into the ravine.

text: Introduced in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

text: Forte

text:
Forte

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)

Voiced by
Tim Curry

text: Forte is the composer of the castle and serves as the main antagonist of The Enchanted Christmas. When the Enchantress curses the Beast, he is transformed into a pipe organ. Unlike the other cursed denizens, he enjoys the new form that he has for its power, as he feels that he's more useful to the Beast in this form than as his human form. As such, he intends to sabotage the Beast and Belle's relationship to ensure that the spell is never broken. He also uses Fife the Piccolo to carry out his plan, promising him his own musical solo when he succeeds (though he never actually intends to give the solo to him). He tries to lure Belle away from the castle to get a Christmas tree in an area beyond a frozen lake. While she's away, Forte tells the Beast that Belle has abandoned him, thus fueling more anger into the Beast. He then proceeds to tell the Beast to destroy the Enchanted Rose, but the Beast ultimately decides not to when a rose petal lands on the storybook from Belle, thus allowing the Beast to regain his senses.

text: Enraged at this failure, and refusing to "fade away", he decides to destroy the entire castle with his music, as the Beast and Belle can't fall in love if they are both dead. He ultimately meets his end when the Beast rips out his keyboard and wrecks it, causing Forte to try to kill the Beast by lunging at him. He ends up being dislodged from the wall causing Forte to crash to the ground.

text: NOTE: When The Enchanted Christmas was originally conceived as a direct sequel to the first film, the character of Forte was written as Avenant, Gaston's vengeful younger brother who would also be determined to ruin Belle and Adam's lives before meeting his own end. Though plans for the sequel were scrapped, many of Avenant's characteristics were integrated into Forte.

text: Fife

text:
Fife

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)

Voiced by
Paul Reubens

text: Fife is a resident of the castle. When the Enchantress curses the Beast, he is transformed into a piccolo. He is tricked by Forte into trying to sabotage the relationship under the promise of his own solo. Fife lures Belle into Forte's room for him to tell Belle where a suitable Christmas tree is located. However, shortly after she leaves, Forte tells Fife to follow her to the tree (presumably so he can cause the ice to break with his sound). Fife later regrets this action and decides to help Belle and Beast mend their relationship. Forte decides to destroy the castle and Fife tries to stop him. Forte reveals that he never intended to give him a musical solo (via expelling blank note sheets). No longer loyal to Forte, Fife tells the Beast that Forte's power comes from the keyboard and Beast uses this knowledge to depower him. In the ending of the movie (taking place in the present), Fife seems to have taken over Forte's job as the composer of the castle.

text: Angelique

text:
Angelique

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)

Voiced by
Bernadette Peters

text: Angelica is the castle decorator. When the Enchantress curses the Beast, she transforms into a Christmas angel ornament. She initially opposes the idea of Christmas, but then reconsiders after Belle tells her the joys of Christmas. She later comforts Belle in the dungeon.

text: Introduced in Belle's Magical World

text: Webster

text:
Webster

First appearance
Belle's Magical World (1998)

Voiced by
Jim Cummings

text: Webster is the castle's scribe who was transformed into a dictionary by the Enchantress' spell. While he means well, he has a rather long tongue, often speaking out of the right moment. This leads to the other servants, particularly Lumiere and Cogsworth, to dislike him greatly. During the first segment of Belle's Magical World, he infuriates the Beast by giving unwanted synonyms to Belle's insults during a row leading the Beast to strike him. Wracked with guilt after Belle and the Beast stop speaking to each other, he forges a letter of apology from Belle with his two best friends Crane and LePlume. He is exiled from the castle when the Beast finds out, but amends are made after Belle brings him back.

text: Crane

text:
Crane

First appearance
Belle's Magical World (1998)

Voiced by
Jeff Bennett

text: Crane is a set of paper sheets that is one of Webster's friends.

text: LePlume

text:
LePlume

First appearance
Belle's Magical World (1998)

Voiced by
Rob Paulsen

text: LePlume is a quill that is one of Webster's friends.

text: Chandeleria

text:
Chandeleria

First appearance
Belle's Magical World (1998)

Voiced by
April Winchell

text: Chandeleria is a chandelier that resides in the Beast's castle.

text: Witherspoon

text:
Witherspoon

First appearance
Belle's Magical World (1998)

Voiced by
none

text: Witherspoon, interestingly, is the only one of Beast's servants who is not a household object. In contrast, he is an intelligent pigeon in charge of delivering the Beast's messages to the village for placing orders or anything similar. While it is possible that he was already a pigeon before the Enchantress placed the spell on the castle, his previously being a human servant may be the only possible explanation of his capability of understanding English with no apparent problem.

text: Introduced in the live-action film

text: Maestro Cadenza

text:
Maestro Cadenza

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Portrayed by
Stanley Tucci (live-action film)

Voiced by
Stanley Tucci

text: Exclusive to the 2017 live-action film, Maestro Cadenza is the husband to the opera singer Madame de Garderobe and is the castle's court composer. At the time of his servitude to the Prince, Cadenza was suffering from dental problems. Cadenza is turned into a harpsichord by the Enchantress' spell on the castle, while his wife is turned into a wardrobe. As a result, when he tries to play, he makes the occasional sour note due to the cavities in his teeth, but struggles through the pain in hopes of returning to his human form and reuniting with his wife.

text: When the villagers raid the castle, Cadenza takes part in the fight where he bodyslams LeFou and fires his remaining keys as a form of hailing bullets at the villagers but not long before Lumière scares the villagers off by lighting one of the gunpowder puddles on the castle floor causing it to spark and forcing the villagers to retreat in humiliation. When the spell is broken, Cadenza is finally reunited with Garderobe and gets his lost teeth replaced. He performs his music at the ball at the end of the movie.

text: Jean Potts

text:
Jean Potts

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Portrayed by
Gerard Horan

text: Jean Potts is an absent-minded potter who resides in the village of Villeneuve and is one of a few villagers that are friendly to Belle. He is depicted as the Mrs. Potts' husband and Chip's father where he lost the memory of it when the Enchantress' spell is cast. Jean is first seen greeting Belle and comments the book she described as boring. Jean Potts is later seen in the tavern where Le Fou is trying to cheer up Gaston and when Maurice later came in accusing Gaston of leaving him for dead. Jean is among the villagers who assist Gaston in the attack on the Beast's castle. During the fight between the servants and the villagers, Mrs. Potts recognized her husband. When the spell is broken, Jean is reunited with his wife and son and later dances with his wife at the ball.

text: Clothilde

text:
Clothilde

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Portrayed by
Haydn Gwynne

text: Clothilde is a villager and fishmonger who is the wife of Cogsworth. When the Enchantress casts her spell, she loses the memory of her husband. During the opening song, Clothilde was shown selling some fish while trying to buy some eggs. Clothilde is among the villagers that assist the Headmaster into destroying her laundry machine and throwing Belle's laundry on the street after the Headmaster caught Belle trying to teach a young girl how to read. She is among the villagers that join Gaston in the attack on Beast's castle. When the spell is broken, Clothilde is happily reunited with her husband even though Cogsworth is originally quite horrified when Clothilde recognizes him. The two of them are later seen dancing at the ball.

text: Monsieur Toilette

text:
Monsieur Toilette

First appearance
Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Portrayed by
Stephen Merchant

text: Monsieur Toilette is a servant of the Beast who was turned into a toilet. His scene was cut from the film, but is featured in the deleted scenes.[5]

text: In the first deleted scene, Le Fou tries to take refuge in a room during the villagers' fight with the servants only to have a frightful encounter with Monsieur Toilette. In another deleted scene after the spell is broken, Le Fou encounters Monsieur Toilette in his human form who he identifies from the bathroom smell and was shown in a traumatized/relieved stated. When Le Fou asks him what he is going to do now, Monsieur Toilette states that he's going to go brush his teeth. He walks away pleased that he is human again as he passes by Cuisiner and a villager.

text: Cast

text:
Character
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
Belle's Magical World (1998)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
House of Mouse (2001-2002)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Belle
Paige O'Hara
Jodi Benson
Emma Watson

Beast/Prince
Robby Benson
Dan Stevens

Gaston
Richard White

Richard White
Luke Evans

Lumière
Jerry Orbach
Maurice LaMarche
Jerry Orbach
Ewan McGregor

Cogsworth
David Ogden Stiers
Ian McKellen

Mrs. Potts
Angela Lansbury
Anne Rogers
Silent role
Emma Thompson

Chip
Bradley Pierce
Haley Joel Osment
Gregory Grudt
Silent Role
Tress MacNeille
Nathan Mack

Maurice
Rex Everhart
Silent Role

Corey Burton
Kevin Kline

Le Fou
Jesse Corti

Cameo
Josh Gad

Wardrobe
Jo Anne Worley
(unnamed)

Jo Anne Worley
(unnamed)

Silent Role
Audra McDonald
(as Madame de Garderobe)

Featherduster
Kimmy Robertson
(unnamed)
Cameo
Kimmy Robertson
(as Fifi)
Silent Role
Kimmy Robertson
(as Babette)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
(as Plumette)

Enchantress
Silent role
Kath Soucie

Hattie Morahan

Monsieur D'Arque
Tony Jay

Adrian Schiller

Maestro

Tim Curry
(as Forte)

Stanley Tucci
(as Cadenza)

Chef
Brian Cummings
(unnamed)

Jim Cummings
(as Bouche)

Clive Rowe
(as Cuisinier)

Bookseller
Alvin Epstein

Ray Fearon
(as Pere Robert)

Fife

Paul Reubens

Angelique

Bernadette Peters

Webster

Jim Cummings

Le Plume

Rob Paulsen

Crane

Jeff Bennett

Chandeleria

April Winchell

Bimbettes
Mary Kay Bergman
Kath Soucie

Kath Soucie
Sophie Reid
Rafaëlle Cohen
Carla Nella

Jean Potts

Gerard Horan

Clothilde

Haydn Gwynne

Coat Rack
Silent role
(unnamed)

Thomas Padden
(as Chappeau)

Phillipe
Hal Smith
Frank Welker

Rusty

Footstool
Frank Welker
(as Sultan)

Frank Welker
(as Sultan)
Gizmo
(as Froufrou)


document_title: Freedmen's Bureau bills

question_text: what were the purposes of the freedmen's bureau and civil rights bills

question_tokens: what were the purposes of the freedmen 's bureau and civil rights bills

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text: Freedmen's Bureau bills

text: The various bills[edit]

text: The Freedmen's Bureau was created in 1865 during the Lincoln administration, by an act of Congress called the Freedman's Bureau Bill.[1] It was passed on March 3, 1865, in order to aid former slaves through food and housing, oversight, education, health care, and employment contracts with private landowners.

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text: A followup Freedmen's Bureau Bill[2] was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson on February 19, 1866,[3] and Congress failed to override that veto on the following day.[4]

text: That failed 1866 Freedmen's Bureau bill was closely related to the Civil Rights Act of 1866. On March 9, 1866, Congressman John Bingham explained that, "the seventh and eighth sections of the Freedmen's Bureau bill enumerate the same rights and all the rights and privileges that are enumerated in the first section of this [the Civil Rights] bill."[5][6]

text: On May 29, 1866 the House passed a further Freedmen's Bureau Bill, and on June 26, 1866 the Senate passed an amended version. On July 3, 1866 both chambers passed a conference committee's compromise version.[4][7]

text: On July 16, 1866 Congress received another presidential veto message,[8] which Congress overrode later that day.[9] This congressional action extended the Freedmen's Bureau, increased antipathy between President Johnson and Radical Republicans in Congress, and was a major factor during Reconstruction.[4] The Freedmen's Bureau bill that passed in 1866 provided many additional rights to ex-slaves, including the distribution of land, schools for their children, and military courts to ensure these rights. The Freedmen's Bureau Act gave ex-slaves "any of the civil rights or immunities belonging to white persons, including the right to.....inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property, and to have full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and estate, including the constitutional right of bearing arms." This bill passed both house and senate and they overrode the president's veto. This was in response to the Southern Black Codes & the KKK and other groups who were taking guns away from freedmen.

text: In July 1868, Congress voted to again extend the Freedmen's Bureau,[10] but a couple weeks later decided to limit its functions to processing claims and supporting education.[11][12] Four years later, in June 1872, Congress voted to completely shut down the Freedmen's Bureau by the end of that month.[13]


document_title: Lady Bird (film)

question_text: where does the movie lady bird take place

text: Lady Bird (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson is a senior student at a Catholic high school in Sacramento, in 2002. She has a strained relationship with her parents, and is best friends with Julianne "Julie" Steffans. Christine and Julie join their school's theatre program, where Christine meets a young man named Danny O'Neill. They develop a romantic relationship, leading to Christine joining Danny's family for Thanksgiving dinner rather than doing so with her own family. Their relationship is abruptly broken when Christine finds Danny making out with a boy in a bathroom stall. At the behest of her mother, Christine takes on a menial job at a coffee shop, where she meets an edgy musician named Kyle Scheible. He and Christine begin a romantic relationship, and she begins to drift away from Julie in favor of a friendship with a popular girl named Jenna Walton.

text: After Jenna is reprimanded by nun teacher Sister Sarah Joan for wearing a short skirt, Jenna bonds with Christine by harmlessly vandalizing Joan's car. Christine tells Jenna that she lives at an address which, in actuality, belongs to Danny's grandmother. Christine drops out of the theatre program, and is later confronted by Danny outside of the coffee shop, where she consoles him after he expresses his struggle to come out. She loses her virginity to Kyle after he falsely refers to himself as a virgin, leading her to find consolation in her mother. Jenna discovers that Christine lied about her address, which essentially ends their friendship. Christine is told that her father has recently lost his job, and discovers that he is battling depression.

text: Christine begins applying to colleges, hoping to be accepted into one that is out-of-state. She receives several rejection letters, but is elated to discover that she has been placed on the wait list for a university in New York. Despite her uneasy relationship with them, she sets out for her high school's prom alongside Kyle, Jenna, and Jenna's boyfriend, but they decide to drive elsewhere. Christine asks them to drop her off at Julie's apartment, where the two rekindle their friendship and go to the prom together. Christine passes her driving test and repaints her bedroom, removing drawings, photos, and writing from her walls. Her mother discovers that she has applied to out-of-state universities behind her back, causing her mother to give her the silent treatment.

text: In 2003, on her eighteenth birthday, Christine's father shares a cupcake with her and jokes that he and her mother cannot afford a divorce. Now of legal age, Christine buys a pack of cigarettes, a scratch-off ticket, and an issue of Playgirl from a convenience store. Christine eventually leaves for New York; her mother coldly drives her to the airport, where Christine heads to the terminal with her father. While driving away, her mother has a change of heart and circles back to say goodbye, but Christine has already departed. In New York, Christine finds thoughtful letters written by her mother and salvaged by her father. Christine is briefly hospitalized after drinking an excessive amount of alcohol at a party. After leaving the hospital, she observes a Sunday church service. Outside the church, she calls home with her cell phone and leaves an apologetic message for her mother.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Saoirse Ronan as Christine "Lady Bird"[a] McPherson
Laurie Metcalf as Marion McPherson
Tracy Letts as Larry McPherson
Lucas Hedges as Danny O'Neill
Timothée Chalamet as Kyle Scheible
Beanie Feldstein as Julianne "Julie" Steffans
Stephen McKinley Henderson as Father Leviatch
Lois Smith as Sister Sarah Joan
Laura Marano as Diana Greenway
Jordan Rodrigues as Miguel McPherson
John Karna as Greg Anrue
Odeya Rush as Jenna Walton
Jake McDorman as Mr. Bruno
Kathryn Newton as Darlene
Andy Buckley as Uncle Matthew
Danielle Macdonald as Another Young Lady
Kristen Cloke as Ms. Steffans, Julie's mother
Marielle Scott as Shelly Yuhan
Monique Edwards as Nurse
Bayne Gibby as Casey Kelly

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text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Gerwig spent a year writing the screenplay—which ended up being 350 pages long—under the working title Mothers and Daughters.[8] Although the film has been described as semi-autobiographical,[9] Gerwig has clarified that "nothing in the movie literally happened in my life, but it has a core of truth that resonates with what I know".[8] To prepare the cast and crew, Gerwig gave them her old high-school yearbooks, photos, and journals, as well as passages written by Joan Didion—and took them on a tour of her hometown.[10][11] She told the director of photography, Sam Levy, she wanted the film to feel "like a memory,"[12] and has said that she "sought to offer a female counterpart to tales like The 400 Blows and Boyhood."[9]

text: Casting[edit]

text: In September 2015, Gerwig met with Saoirse Ronan at the Toronto International Film Festival, where they were promoting Maggie's Plan and Brooklyn, respectively. They ran through the script in a hotel room, with Ronan reading the part of Lady Bird, and Gerwig reading the other characters. Gerwig realized when they got to page two that Ronan was the right choice to play the lead.[13][14] In January 2016, Ronan was officially cast.[15] Gerwig met with Lucas Hedges and offered him his choice from the male parts. He chose Danny, which Gerwig had written with him in mind.[16][17] Gerwig cast Laurie Metcalf after seeing her theater work;[18] the rest of the cast—including Tracy Letts, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, John Karna and Jordan Rodrigues—was announced in September 2016.[19][20][21]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography on the film was initially scheduled to begin in March 2016, but was pushed to August due to Ronan's commitments to a performance of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.[22] Filming began on August 30, 2016, in Sacramento, California. Other locations included Los Angeles and New York City.[23]

text: Ronan dyed her hair red for the role, and did not wear makeup to cover up her acne; she has said she saw the film as "a really good opportunity to let a teenager's face in a movie actually look like a teenager's face in real life".[24] Gerwig, using a technique she learned from the filmmaker Rebecca Miller, arrived an hour before everyone else in order to put the actors and crew at ease by knowing exactly how the day would run. She also banned smartphones on the set—a policy she borrowed from Noah Baumbach.[25]

text: Release[edit]

text: In July 2017, A24 acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film.[26] The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2017,[27] and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2017,[28] and the New York Film Festival on October 8, 2017.[29] Focus Features acquired international distribution rights to the film.[30] It was theatrically released in the United States on November 3, 2017,[31] and is due to be released in the UK on February 16, 2018.[32]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: In its limited opening weekend, the film grossed $364,437 from four theaters, for a per-theater average of $91,109.[33] It had the second best theater average of 2017 and the highest-ever for a film in limited release directed by a woman.[34] The film expanded to 37 theaters in its second weekend, and grossed a three-day total of $1.2 million, finishing 10th at the box office.[35] In its third weekend, the film expanded to 238 theaters, and grossed a three-day total of $2.5 million, finishing 8th at the box office.[36]

text: The film had its official wide release on November 24, playing in 724 theaters and making $4 million over the weekend ($5.4 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame), finishing 11th.[37] Expanding to 1,194 theaters the following week the film grossed $4.3 million, returning to 8th place.[38]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Lady Bird received a standing ovation at its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.[39] It received critical acclaim for Ronan and Metcalf's performances, and Gerwig's screenplay and direction.[40][41] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 99% based on 206 reviews, with an average rating of 8.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Lady Bird delivers fresh insights about the turmoil of adolescence and reveals debuting writer-director Greta Gerwig as a fully formed filmmaking talent."[42] On November 27, 2017, the film became the most-reviewed film ever to remain at 100% on the site with 164 positive reviews, beating previous record holder Toy Story 2, which has 163 positive reviews. It stayed at 100% until 195 registered reviews.[43] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 94 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."[44]

text: A.O. Scott of The New York Times labelled Lady Bird as "big-screen perfection", and found it to be "exceptionally well-written, full of wordplay and lively argument. Every line sounds like something a person might actually say, which means that the movie is also exceptionally well acted."[45] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter said the film was "modestly scaled but creatively ambitious" and "succeeds on its own terms as a piquant audience pleaser", and gave praise to Ronan, whom he said "just seems to keep getting better all the time."[46] Peter Debruge of Variety praised Gerwig's direction and script, as well as Ronan's performance.[47] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said the film was "simply beautiful" and "warm and inspired", hailing the performances of Ronan and Metcalf as well as Gerwig's direction and screenplay.[48] The Washington Post's Ann Hornaday described the film as a "triumph of style, sensibility and spirit" while similarly praising Ronan's performance and Gerwig's direction.[49] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone rated the film 3.5 out of four stars in which he deemed it as "Simply Irresistible" and complimented the film's plot and narrative while highlighting the performances of Ronan and Metcalf in which he stated as an "Oscar calling" and Gerwig's direction as "full-blown triumph". He also even declared it as one of year's best films.[50] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called the film as "unique and original and fresh and wonderful" and "appealing" while lauding the performances (particular Metcalf and Letts) in which he remarked that "There’s no level of acting on a higher plane than what [Metcalf] and [Letts] achieve in this film. This is what greatness looks like."[51] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap remarked that "Gerwig the actress skillfully pivots between the wacky and the poignant, so it's no surprise that Gerwig the auteur so delicately balances hilarity and heartbreak".[52]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
Result
Ref.

AACTA International Awards
January 6, 2018
Best Film
Lady Bird
Pending
[53]

Best Direction
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Pending

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Pending

American Film Institute
January 5, 2018
Top 10 Films
Lady Bird
Won
[54]

Boston Society of Film Critics
December 10, 2017
Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won
[55]

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Won

Chicago Film Critics Association
December 12, 2017
Best Film
Lady Bird
Won
[56]
[57]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Won

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Most Promising Filmmaker
Greta Gerwig
Won

Critics' Choice Movie Awards
January 11, 2018
Best Picture
Lady Bird
Pending
[58]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Pending

Best Acting Ensemble
The cast of Lady Bird
Pending

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Best Comedy
Lady Bird
Pending

Best Actress in a Comedy
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
December 13, 2017
Best Film
Lady Bird
3rd Place
[59]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
2nd Place

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
4th Place

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
2nd Place

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Won

Denver International Film Festival
November 14, 2017
Rare Pearl Award
Greta Gerwig
Won
[60]

Detroit Film Critics Society
December 7, 2017
Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Nominated
[61]

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Nominated

Best Ensemble
The cast of Lady Bird
Nominated

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Golden Globe Awards
January 7, 2018
Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy
Lady Bird
Pending
[6]

Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Laurie Metcalf
Pending

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Gotham Awards
November 27, 2017
Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Won
[62]

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Hollywood Music in Media Awards
November 16, 2017
Outstanding Music Supervision – Film
Brian Ross
Won
[63]

Houston Film Critics Society
January 6, 2018
Best Picture
Lady Bird
Pending
[64]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Pending

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Pending

IGN Awards
December 19, 2017
Movie of the Year
Lady Bird
Pending
[65]

Best Comedy Movie
Lady Bird
Pending

Best Lead Performer in a Movie
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Independent Spirit Awards
March 3, 2018
Best Feature
Lady Bird
Pending
[66]

Best Female Lead
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Best Supporting Female
Laurie Metcalf
Pending

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Pending

IndieWire Critics Poll
December 19, 2017
Best Picture
Lady Bird
2nd Place
[67]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
3rd Place

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Won

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
2nd Place

London Film Critics Circle
January 28, 2018
Film of the Year
Lady Bird
Pending
[68]

Supporting Actress of the Year
Laurie Metcalf
Pending

Screenwriter of the Year
Greta Gerwig
Pending

British/Irish Actress of the Year
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Los Angeles Film Critics Association
January 13, 2018
Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won
[69]

New Generation Award
Greta Gerwig
Won

Mill Valley Film Festival
October 17, 2017
U.S. Cinema: Audience Favorite-Silver Award
Greta Gerwig
Won
[70]

National Board of Review
January 9, 2018
Top 10 Films
Lady Bird
Won
[71]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Won

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won

New York Film Critics Circle
January 3, 2018
Best Film
Lady Bird
Won
[72]

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Won

New York Film Critics Online
December 10, 2017
Top 10 Films
Lady Bird
Won
[73]

Online Film Critics Society
December 28, 2017
Best Picture
Lady Bird
Pending
[74]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Pending

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Best Ensemble
The cast of Lady Bird
Pending

Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 2, 2018
Desert Palm Achievement Award
Saoirse Ronan
Won
[75]

San Diego Film Critics Society
December 11, 2017
Best Film
Lady Bird
Runner-up
[76]
[77]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Won

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won[b]

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Runner-up

Breakthrough Artist
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Best Cast
The cast of Lady Bird
Nominated

San Francisco Film Critics Circle
December 10, 2017
Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Nominated
[78]

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Satellite Awards
February 10, 2018
Auteur Award
Greta Gerwig
Won
[79]

Best Film
Lady Bird
Pending

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Pending

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Best Cinematography
Sam Levy
Pending

Screen Actors Guild Awards
January 21, 2018
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The cast of Lady Bird
Pending
[80]

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Laurie Metcalf
Pending

Seattle Film Critics Society
December 18, 2017
Best Picture
Lady Bird
Nominated
[81]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Won

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Won

Best Editing
Nick Houy
Nominated

Best Ensemble
The cast of Lady Bird
Nominated

St. Louis Film Critics Association
December 17, 2017
Best Picture
Lady Bird
Nominated
[82]
[83]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Runner-up

Best Scene
Coach Directing The Tempest
Runner-up[c]

Toronto Film Critics Association
December 10, 2017
Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Won
[84]

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Runner-up

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Runner-up

Vancouver Film Critics Circle
December 18, 2017
Best Film
Lady Bird
Won
[85]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Won

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won

Best Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
December 8, 2017
Best Film
Lady Bird
Nominated
[86]

Best Director
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won

Best Original Screenplay
Greta Gerwig
Nominated

Women Film Critics Circle
December 17, 2017
Best Movie About Women
Lady Bird
Pending
[87]

Best Movie by a Woman
Lady Bird
Pending

Best Woman Storyteller
Greta Gerwig
Pending

Best Comedic Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Pending

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text: Notes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ Contrary to popular assumption, the character's nickname does not derive from former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, according to an interview with Gerwig and host Terry Gross on National Public Radio. Gerwig went on to describe a Mother Goose nursery rhyme that includes "lady bird" in its lyric.[7]
Jump up ^ Tied with Allison Janney for I, Tonya
Jump up ^ Tied with Baby Driver (Baby (Ansel Elgort) goes for coffee (opening credits))

tag: ol


document_title: List of most followed users on Instagram

question_text: who has the most second followers on instagram

text: Top users

text: All-time

text:
Rank
Account name
Owner
Country
Followers (millions)
Profession

1.
@instagram[2]
Instagram
 USA
226
Social media platform

2.
@selenagomez[3]
Selena Gomez
127
Musician and actress

3.
@arianagrande[4]
Ariana Grande
113

4.
@cristiano[5]
Cristiano Ronaldo
 Portugal
111
Footballer

5.
@beyonce[6]
Beyoncé
 USA
106
Musician

6.
@taylorswift[7]
Taylor Swift
103
Musician and Actress

7.
@kimkardashian[8]
Kim Kardashian
103
Reality TV personality

8.
@kyliejenner[9]
Kylie Jenner
97.4

9.
@therock[10]
Dwayne Johnson
93.5
Actor, professional wrestler

10.
@justinbieber[11]
Justin Bieber
 Canada
91.6
Musician

11.
@kendalljenner[12]
Kendall Jenner
 USA
83.2
Model

12.
@nickiminaj[13]
Nicki Minaj
 Trinidad and Tobago
83
Musician

13.
@neymarjr[14]
Neymar
 Brazil
81.5
Footballer

14.
@natgeo[15]
National Geographic
 USA
81.2
Magazine

15.
@leomessi[16]
Lionel Messi
 Argentina
79.9
Footballer

16.
@nike[17]
Nike
 USA
74.2
Sportswear Multinational corporation

17.
@mileycyrus[18]
Miley Cyrus
71.4
Musician and actress

18.
@khloekardashian[19]
Khloé Kardashian
69
Reality TV personality

19.
@jlo[20]
Jennifer Lopez
68.9
actress

20.
@katyperry[21]
Katy Perry
67.5
Musician

21.
@ddlovato[22]
Demi Lovato
60.9
actress

22.
@kourtneykardash[23]
Kourtney Kardashian
58.6
Reality TV personality

23.
@victoriassecret[24]
Victoria's Secret
57
Lingerie Retailer

24.
@badgalriri[25]
Rihanna
 Barbados
56.5
Musician

25.
@kevinhart4real[26]
Kevin Hart
 USA
54.5
Comedian

26.
@realmadrid[27]
Real Madrid C.F.
 Spain
52.5
Football club

27.
@fcbarcelona[28]
FC Barcelona
52.1

28.
@theellenshow[29]
The Ellen Show
 USA
47.6
Comedian

29.
@justintimberlake[30]
Justin Timberlake
45.9
Musician and actor

30.
@zendaya[31]
Zendaya
44.5
Actress

31.
@vindiesel[32]
Vin Diesel
43.5
Actor

32.
@shakira[33]
Shakira
 Colombia
42.2
Musician

33.
@9gag[34]
9GAG
 Hong Kong
41.7
Social media platform

34.
@caradelevingne[35]
Cara Delevingne
 UK
40.7
Model and actress

35.
@chrisbrownofficial[36]
Chris Brown
 USA
40.1
Musician

36.
@davidbeckham[37]
David Beckham
 UK
40
Footballer

37.
@emmawatson[38]
Emma Watson
39.7
Actress

38.
@champagnepapi[39]
Drake
 Canada
37.9
Musician

39.
@gigihadid[40]
Gigi Hadid
 USA
35.7
Model

40.
@jamesrodriguez10[41]
James Rodríguez
 Colombia
33.1
Footballer

41.
@kingjames[42]
LeBron James
 USA
32.6
Basketballer

42.
@garethbale11[43]
Gareth Bale
 UK
31.1
Footballer

43.
@zacefron[44]
Zac Efron
 USA
30.3
Actor

44.
@adele[45]
Adele
 UK
30.1
Musician

45.
@nikefootball[46]
Nike
 USA
29.9
Sportswear Multinational corporation

46.
@maluma[47]
Maluma
 Colombia
28.2
Musician

47.
@iamzlatanibrahimovic[48]
Zlatan Ibrahimović
 Sweden
27.7
Footballer

48.
@nasa[49]
NASA
 USA
27.7
Government space agency

49.
@vanessahudgens[50]
Vanessa Hudgens
 USA
26.7
Actress and musician

50.
@ronaldinho[51]
Ronaldinho
 Brazil
26.1
Footballer

As of September 14, 2017

text: By country

text:
Rank
Country
Account name
Owner
Followers (millions)
Profession

1.
 USA
@instagram[2]
Instagram
226
Social media platform

2.
 Portugal
@cristiano[5]
Cristiano Ronaldo
111
Footballer

3.
 Canada
@justinbieber[11]
Justin Bieber
91.6
Musician

4.
 Trinidad and Tobago
@nickiminaj[13]
Nicki Minaj
83

5.
 Brazil
@neymarjr[14]
Neymar
81.5
Footballer

6.
 Argentina
@leomessi[16]
Lionel Messi
79.9

7.
 Barbados
@badgalriri[25]
Rihanna
56.5
Musician

8.
 Spain
@realmadrid[27]
Real Madrid C.F.
52.5
Football club

10.
 Colombia
@shakira[33]
Shakira
42.2
Musician

9.
 Hong Kong
@9gag[34]
9GAG
41.7
Social media platform

11.
 UK
@caradelevingne[35]
Cara Delevingne
40.7
Model

12.
 Sweden
@iamzlatanibrahimovic[48]
Zlatan Ibrahimović
27.7
Footballer

13.
 Uruguay
@luissuarez9[52]
Luis Suárez
24.4

14.
 France
@chanelofficial[53]
Chanel
23.9
Clothing Retailer

15.
 Germany
@adidas[54]
Adidas
22.5
Sportswear Multinational corporation

16.
 Indonesia
@ayutingting92[55]
Ayu Ting Ting
21.7
Musician

17.
 Ireland
@thenotoriousmma[56]
Conor McGregor
20.1
Mixed Martial Artist

18.
 India
@deepikapadukone[57]
Deepika Padukone
19.6
Actress

As of September 14, 2017