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The Beast

1975 · 98 min

A strange, dreamlike descent into aristocratic decay and explicit erotic fantasy that unsettles as much as it titillates.

Tagline
Just About The Most Outrageous Erotic Fantasy Ever Committed To Film.
Overview
The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family, unaware that a mysterious 'beast' is stalking the vicinity.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • obsession
  • sexuality
  • class
  • family
  • madness
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour4
Realism4
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, horror, romance
Directed by
Walerian Borowczyk
Written by
Walerian Borowczyk
Starring
Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza, Pierre Benedetti, Guy Tréjan, Roland Armontel, Marcel Dalio, Robert Capia
Cinematography
Marcel Grignon, Bernard Daillencourt
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French, Italian

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