'' Beauty and the Beast '' ( ) is a 1983 Danish drama film written and directed by Nils Malmros . The film stars Line Arlien-Søborg as a sexually active 16-year-old and Jesper Klein as the father who struggles to accept his daughter 's relationships with boys as well as his own jealousy . Malmros , who had worked with the young Arlien-Søborg on his coming-of-age drama , '' Tree of Knowledge '' , wrote the role of the daughter specifically for her . Both Arlien-Søborg and Klein won the 1984 Bodil and Robert awards for acting . '' Beauty and the Beast '' received the 1984 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and Robert Award for Film of the Year . The film was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival
34th Berlin International Film Festival
34th Berlin International Film Festival
Beauty and the Beast (1983 film)