The Beast

Movie

2024

2h 26m

French

Drama, Science Fiction, Romance

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6.3

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In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past lives and rid her of any strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had known him forever....

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The Beast

Movie

2024

2h 26m

French

Drama, Science Fiction, Romance

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Cast

Gabrielle

Louis

Poupée Kelly

Dakota

Georges

La voyante

Gina

Sophie

Tom

Augustin

L'architecte

Pierre-François Garel

Paul Poiret

Femme bal 1910

Anton

Femme bal 1910

Femme bal 1910

Femme bal 1910

Le barman clubs

Homme club 1972

Femme clubs

Femme clubs

Femme clubs

Femme clubs

Assistant réalisateur pub sécurit...

Tiffany Hofstetter

Femme pub sécurité routière

Directed By: Bertrand Bonello

Written By: Bertrand Bonello, Benjamin Charbit, + 1 more

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DarrenHynes says...

3 months ago

Experimental but beautiful. I loved the dolls of each period: from inanimate, to animate, to human-like companions.

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Michal says...

2 months ago

The best idea are the qr credits. Love it!

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elizabethcmcf says...

3 weeks ago

While it's true that the pace is too slow and there are so many metaphors that at times they seem contrived, the film is so beutifully done that it all pays out in the end. [spoiler]The pace is slow so that the audicence gets the feeling this is a love story that has been dragged out for years (a faster pace would have spoiled it; even make it impossible). The metaphors have to be contrived as it punctuates how easy it is to overlook the warning signs, how muddled they are when you are caught up in your emotions, only making sense in retrospective. The final scene (the howling) is exquisite, it captures the whole theme of the film: the inevitable and self-fulfilling awful pain of heartbreak.[/spoiler] P.S. Léa Seydoux is amazing, can't believe I hadn't watched her until now.

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guzzlima says...

4 weeks ago

The premise of the movie is interesting and different, but the execution leaves something to be desired. The long dialogues fail to hold the attention, and the lack of convincing chemistry between the protagonists weakens the emotional connection with the story. The transitions between different eras are not well explored, giving the impression that only the costumes change, while the setting and customs remain practically unchanged. Everything seems excessively compact, without the necessary breadth to develop what the film sets out to convey. The result is a work that sounds pretentious, with a slow and monotonous pace, making it longer than it should be.

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CinemaSerf

11 months ago

Though it's really way too long, I did rather enjoy the developing chemistry here between Léa Seydoux ("Gabrielle") and George MacKay's "Louis". The story isn't really structured, it's all largely dictated from her consciousness lounging in the bath of Guinness no longer needed by "Baron Harkkonen" More

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