The Beast Movie Details:
| Original title | La Bête |
| Genre | Drama Romance Sci-Fi |
| Countries | France Canada |
| Language | French English |
| Release Date | 3 September 2023 (Venice) 7 February 2024 (France) 19 April 2024 (Canada) |
| Running Time | 2hr 25min |
| Based on | The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James |
| Starring | Léa Seydoux George MacKay |
| Directed by | Bertrand Bonello |
| Written by | Guillaume Bréaud Benjamin Charbit Bertrand Bonello |
| Produced by | Justin Taurand |
| Cinematography by | Josée Deshaies |
| Edited by | Anita Roth |
| Music by | Bertrand Bonello Anna Bonello |
| Production Companies | Arte France Cinéma Les Films du Bélier My New Picture Sons of Manual AMI Paris |
| Distributed by | Ad Vitam (France) Maison 4:3 (Canada) |
| Budget | €7 million |
The Beast Movie Cast & Characters:
- Léa Seydoux as Gabrielle
- George MacKay as Louis
- Guslagie Malanda as Poupée Kelly
- Dasha Nekrasova as Dakota
- Martin Scali as Georges
- Elina Löwensohn as the medium
- Marta Hoskins as Gina
- Julia Faure as Sophie
- Kester Lovelace as Tom
- Félicien Pinot as Augustin
- Laurent Lacotte as the architect
- Weronika Szawarska as Veronica
- Jasmine Van Deventer
- Xavier Dolan as the A.I system (voice)
- Bertrand Bonello as the director (voice)
Storyline:
In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle 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.
The film ends with a QR code that encodes a link to a video with the end credits.
About The Beast Movie:
The Beast (French: La Bête) is a French science fiction romantic drama film directed and written by Bertrand Bonello from a story he co-wrote with Guillaume Bréaud and Benjamin Charbit, and loosely based on Henry James’s 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle. It stars Léa Seydoux and George MacKay, with Guslagie Malanda and Dasha Nekrasova in supporting roles.
It is a co-production between France and Canada. The film is produced by Les Films du Bélier and Bonello’s My New Picture in collaboration with Arte France Cinéma, AMI Paris, and Xavier Dolan, and Nancy Grant’s Sons of Manual. The project was announced in 2021 and principal photography took place in Paris and Los Angeles between August and October 2022.
The Beast had its world premiere on 3 September 2023 at the 80th Venice International Film Festival as part of the official competition and was released theatrically in France on 7 February 2024 by Ad Vitam, and is scheduled to be released in Canada on 19 April by Maison 4:3.
