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The Beast

2024 · 146 min

A haunting, slow-burn plunge into love and dread across lifetimes, demanding patience but rewarding with unsettling beauty.

Directed by
Bertrand Bonello
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Romance
Starring
Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda
Tagline
You remember, don't you? That we have already met?
Overview
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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  • Channel 4
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Directed by
Bertrand Bonello
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Romance
Starring
Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • memory
  • identity
  • fate
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • workplace
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity9
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
science fiction, drama, romance
Directed by
Bertrand Bonello
Written by
Benjamin Charbit, Bertrand Bonello, Guillaume Bréaud
Starring
Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Löwensohn, Marta Hoskins, Julia Faure
Music
Bertrand Bonello, Anna Bonello
Cinematography
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146 min
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France, Canada, Switzerland
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