The Village Lasses are brunette identical triplets in the 2017 live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast.
Background
The Bimbettes, who are known as the Village Lasses in this film, appears in live-action form in this remake of the 1991 animated musical. Here they are brunettes instead of blondes, but they still obsess over Gaston while obsessing over superficial beauty through expensive dresses and makeup. They are also seamstresses in this version instead of waitresses, and strongly dislike Belle, which according to director Bill Condon and Rafaelle Cohen, was due to their mother doting on Belle all the time over them. Gaston also implies at one point that the reason he doesn't ask for their hand in marriage instead of Belle was that he ultimately considered them to be of inferior quality compared to her, or as he put it to LeFou, stating that a great hunter does not waste time on rabbits.
Physical appearance
The Village Lasses were depicted as having curly dark hair, they also wore largely similar dresses, which are depicted as more conservatively designed and very fancy, as well as being primarily pink in color (presumably to better contrast with Belle's blue dress) with some floral patterns on the sleeves and corset as well as white pinnies, as well as wearing fancy pink hats, and were shown to wear a significant amount of makeup, which showcased their obsession with outer beauty. Despite their hair color change, there was one brief nod to their original hair color in the beginning song where one of them was seen trying out a blonde-colored wig. They were also seen wearing stringy hair bows at one point, when Gaston, in reference to dating them, stated that "a hunter does not waste time hunting rabbits." Elise is depicted as having a beauty spot on the right side of her face near her mouth as well as red flowers and gold oak leaf patterns on her dress; Eloise is depicted as having red flowers and bucket patterns on her sleeves as well as a white polka-dot pattern on her otherwise pink corset, and Eliana is depicted as having her beauty spot just underneath her right eye, a slight mantle on her dress, and elaborate red patterns on the dress.
Role in the film
During the opening song, they appear during the segment at the wig shop, and alongside their mother sing the verses that were originally intended for the wig shop owner and the wig shop patron, respectively. They are sprayed with mud by Gaston's horse, and LeFou coldly tells them that none of them will marry Gaston because he spurns their infatuation and treats them like dirt and because Gaston is more interested in Belle. They are much more malicious in this film than in the original, actually having a strong dislike towards Belle, even smirking when she gets locked away along with her father under Gaston's orders. They are also seen during "Gaston", like in the original and during "The Mob Song", being a part of the mob this time, along with other female townsfolks.
A deleted scene had them being attacked by Cuisiner, who also proceeded to mock them by saying "You look amazing!" and "You've never looked better!", in reference to some food it sprayed on them earlier, as well as threaten them in a similar manner to Chef Bouche in the original animated film causing them to flee in terror. They are last seen fleeing away in defeat with the villagers after being scared off by Lumière. Despite all the villagers returning to the castle after the spell is broken, only one of the Village Lasses are seen dancing.
The actresses who portray the Village Lasses in this film gave their roles the names Elise (Rafaëlle Cohen), Eliana (Sophie Reid), and Eloise (Carla Nella). However, it is unclear if these names are officially approved, as the filmmakers have not confirmed this.
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