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Summary:

By the year 2044, artificial intelligence reigns, and human emotions are a liability that must be surgically removed to produce a more pliant workforce. But this procedure triggers Gabrielle to experience haunting memories of her past lives, as she encounters different incarnations of her paramour, Louis, first in belle epoque Paris and then in 2014 Los Angeles. As she once more undergoes the pains and pleasures of romance and rediscovers what it means to be truly alive, Gabrielle awaits the erasure of her humanity with growing fascination and dread. In his most ambitious film yet, visionary director Bertrand Bonello freely adapts Henry James's novella The Beast in the Jungle into a visually stunning science-fiction labyrinth that is as metaphysically mysterious as it is emotionally powerful. Powered by Seydoux's heartrending performance, The Beast poignantly imagines the consequences of humankind becoming too afraid to risk the inherent vulnerability of love.

Contributors:

Bonello, Bertrand, 1968- , film director, screenwriter, film producer, composer

Charbit, Benjamin , screenwriter

Bréaud, Guillaume , screenwriter

Taurand, Justin, 1978- , film producer

Zade, Jamal Zeinal , film producer

Seydoux, Léa, 1985- , actor

MacKay, George, 1992- , actor

Malanda, Guslagie , actor

Deshaies, Josée , director of photography

Roth, Anita , editor of moving image work

Bonello, Anna , composer

James, Henry, 1843-1916

Films du Bélier , presenter, production company

My New Picture (Firm) , presenter, production company

Arte France cinéma (Firm) , production company

Sons of Manual (Firm) , production company

AMI Paris (Firm) , production company

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher

Languages:

French
English

Language Notes:

French and English dialogue; English subtitles.

Main Work:

The Beast

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Beast in the jungle [by James, H.]

Related Series:

Janus contemporaries

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: The beast

Subjects:

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Love — Drama

Dystopias — Drama

Artificial intelligence — Drama

Reincarnation — Drama

Emotions — Drama

Future, The — Drama

Genres:

Motion pictures

Science fiction films

Dystopian films

Romance films

Film adaptations

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

Blu-ray, region A; widescreen and full screen; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.

Performers:

Cast: Lea Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda.

Production Credits:

Cinematographer, Josée Deshaies ; editing, Anita Roth ; original music, Bertrand & Anna Bonello.

General Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Freely adapted from “The beast in the jungle” by Henry James.
Based on a treatment of Bertrand Bonello, Benjamin Charbit, and Guillaume Breaud.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Full screen (1.33:1).
Special features include: a new interview with director Bertrand Bonello; Trailer.
Insert includes The Beast: Ghosts in the Machine written by Michael Joshua Rowin.
Description based on: Title from container.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; 1.33:1; wide screen; full screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

BET 2023 BLU

ISBNs:

9798886072242

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515306812
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: JF029BD

OCLC Numbers:

1460757153