The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ideal \I*de"al\, n. A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.
The ideal is to be attained by selecting and assembling
in one whole the beauties and perfections which are
usually seen in different individuals, excluding
everything defective or unseemly, so as to form a type
or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo Belvedere is
the ideal of the beauty and proportion of the human
frame.
--Fleming.
Beau ideal. See Beau ideal.
Beau ideal \Beau" i*de"al\ (b[=o]" [-i]*d[=e]"al; 277). [F. beau beautiful + id['e]al ideal.] A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model.
Wiktionary
n. (nonstandard spelling of beau idéal English)
n. An emulable eidolon embodying excellence in a particular respect.The '''Concise Oxford English Dictionary''' [Eleventh Edition]
WordNet
n. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: paragon, idol, perfection]
Wikipedia
Beau Ideal is a 1931 American Pre-Code adventure film directed by Herbert Brenon and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film was based on the adventure novel, Beau Ideal by P. C. Wren, the third novel in a series of five novels based around the same characters. Brenon had directed the first in the series, Beau Geste, which was a very successful silent film in 1926. The screenplay was adapted from Wren's novel by Paul Schofield, who had also written the screenplay for the 1926 Beau Geste, with contributions from Elizabeth Meehan and Marie Halvey.
The film starred Ralph Forbes (reprising his role as John Geste from the 1926 film, Beau Geste), Loretta Young, and Irene Rich. The other lead, Lester Vail, was making his film debut, after he replaced Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., who had originally been selected for a principal role in the film. Exteriors were filmed on locations in Arizona and Mexico, while the interiors were filmed on the RKO lot in Hollywood, and production took approximately five weeks to film. Post production would take place in November and December 1930, before the film was released on January 16, 1931.
Unfortunately, the film was neither a critical nor financial success, losing over $300,000 for RKO. In addition, reviews for the film were mixed, with most being not kind to the film. Some modern sources also consider the film to be one of the worst produced by RKO that year. Although the film was not a success, it did introduce two technological advancements to film: the concentrator microphone and the Dunning process.
From French beau idéal: ideal beauty.
As an expression it may refer to:
- The concept of perfect beauty.
- An idealized type or model: the beau ideal of a high-ranking army officer.
- An emulable eidolon embodying excellence in a particular respect.
Beau Idéal may also refer to:
- Beau Idéal 1928 (novel), a 1928 adventure novel by Percival Christopher Wren
- Beau Ideal 1931 (film), a 1931 American film
Beau Ideal is a 1927 novel by P. C. Wren. It was the second sequel to Beau Geste.
It was adapted into the 1931 film Beau Ideal.
Usage examples of "beau ideal".
In a magnificent portrait by Copley done in London a year later, he might be the beau ideal of the time.
As the only Trog he knew, he could be the beau ideal of the Trog, and he fulfilled that beau ideal so well that he was sure he was a Trog.
Here is Pope Leo XIII, in his Encyclical of 1890--and please remember that Leo XIII was the beau ideal of our capitalist statesmen and editors, as wise and kind and gentle-souled a pope as ever roasted a heretic.
Determined to have a look at this beau ideal of a man whom she deemed worthy of her hand, he moved warily through the crowd until he noticed his host talking with a knot of guests nearby.