THE BEAST
| 2024 – 146′ – Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance
Written by: Bertrand Bonello, Guillaume Breaud, Benjamin Charbit.
Based on the Novel by: Henry James.
Directed by: Bertrand Bonello.
Starring: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Lowensöhn, Julia Faure.
Official Selection Venice International film Festival 2023, Toronto International Film Festival 2023, New York International Film Festival 2023.
In French with English subtitles.
A Criterion/Janus Films release. |
In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will plunge her into her past lives and rid her of all strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had always known him. The story unfolds over three distinct periods: 1910, 2014 and 2044.