The Beast

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2023 146 mins

In French and English with English subtitles

Rated
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Bertrand Bonello
Bertrand Bonello, Guillaume Bréaud, Benjamin Charbit
Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda

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? Director Bertrand Bonello (SAINT LAURENT) 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. 

2023
France, Canada
French, English
English
146 mins
Drama, Romance

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