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Belle
Driving by her deep will of getting rid of the difficulties and the discrimination based on gender and racial differences, Dido Elizabeth Belle, a young illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Captain and has been raised by her uncle and his wife, does her best, in order to end slavery in England.
4 April 1987, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 March 1958, Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
14 January 1967, Islington, London, England, UK
21 April 1983, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
10 May 1957, Essex, England, UK
5 February 1948, Wharfedale, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
13 June 1987, Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
19 February 1987, Australia
3 April 1978, Exeter, Devon, England, UK
June 25, 1989 in Isle of Man
3 June 1946, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
1 June 1963, Hertfordshire, England, UK
October 10, 2014
Though having the kind of pedestrian pace which often hits British costume dramas (Keira Knightley's 2008 film The Duchess excepted), Belle is sumptuously filmed and feels relevant.
March 07, 2016
It is a well-crafted tale that brings humanity to an issue that continues to resonate, even in a time when slavery theoretically does not exist: How do you fit into a society that sees your skin colour first, negating your humanity?
September 23, 2014
The teenage Dido Elizabeth Belle is impressively played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw with a tender sensibility and a growing awareness.
May 16, 2014
The film simply looks lovely, never moreso than when Mbatha-Raw is on screen.
January 15, 2015
More or less single-handedly saved by its actors.
June 10, 2014
A good-looking and exceedingly polite film where perhaps a more complex one with less good manners would have been better.
May 15, 2014
Belle presents an interesting history lesson, one that had significant repercussions, but some of the developments in this storyline turn out to be woefully convenient.
October 24, 2016
Belle becomes the perfect movie for anyone who loves period romances, but wishes they were a little more diverse.
May 16, 2014
Luminous British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw brings a hope and intelligent hunger to Dido. She's loved by her family enough to have a sense of belonging but hemmed in by broader cultural realities to experience moments of unease.
May 22, 2014
It's an old-fashioned movie with a very modern streak, centered by a vibrant star turn by Mbatha-Raw, whose watchful, wise Dido makes an enchanting heroine.
