The Beast
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
DirectorBertrand Bonello
ProducerJustin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant
ScreenwriterBertrand Bonello, Bertrand Bonello, Guillaume Bréaud, Benjamin Charbit
DistributorSideshow / Janus Films
Release DateApr 5, 2024, Limited
LanguageFrench
Runtime2h 26m
Introduction
The year is 2044: artificial intelligence controls all facets of a stoic society as humans routinely "erase" their feelings. Hoping to eliminate pain caused by their past-life romances, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) continually falls in love with different incarnations of Louis (George MacKay). Set first in Belle Époque-era Paris, Louis is a British man who woos her away from a cold husband, then in early 21st Century Los Angeles, he is a disturbed American bent on delivering violent "retribution." Will the process allow Gabrielle to fully connect with Louis in the present, or are the two doomed to repeat their previous fates? Visually audacious director Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, Nocturama) fashions his most accomplished film to date: a sci-fi epic, inspired by Henry James' turn-of-the-century novella, suffused with mounting dread and a haunting sense of mystery. Punctuated by a career-defining, three-role performance by Seydoux, The Beast poignantly conveys humanity's struggle against dissociative identity and emotionless existence.
Critics Reviews
Donald Clarke3
341
Mark Kermode4.5
497
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