Sleeping Beauty is a fictional character.
`` Sleeping Beauty '' ( La Belle au bois dormant `` The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood '' ) by Charles Perrault , or `` Little Briar Rose '' ( [ : de : Dornröschen , Dornröschen ] ) by the Brothers Grimm , is a classic fairy tale which involves a beautiful princess , a sleeping enchantment , and a handsome prince . This in turn was based on Sun , Moon , and Talia by Italian poet Giambattista Basile ( published posthumously in 1634 ) , which was in turn based on one or more folk tales . Sleeping Beauty (2011 film) . The film premiered in May at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival as the first Competition entry to be screened .