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La bête = The beast  Cover Image DVD DVD

La bête = The beast / Les Films du Bélier, My New Picture présentent ; une coproduction, Les Films du Bélier, My New Picture, Arte France Cinéma, Sons of Manual, AMI Paris, Jamal Zeinal Zade ; un film de Bertrand Bonello ; produit par Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello ; scénario, adaptation et dialogues, Bertrand Bonello ; d'après un traitement de Bertrand Bonello, Benjamin Charbit et Guillaume Bréaud.

Bonello, Bertrand, 1968- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer,, composer (expression)). Charbit, Benjamin, (screenwriter.). Bréaud, Guillaume, (screenwriter.). Taurand, Justin, (film producer.). Zade, Jamal Zeinal, (film producer.). Seydoux, Léa, 1985- (actor.). MacKay, George, 1992- (actor.). James, Henry, 1843-1916 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Beast in the jungle. (Added Author). 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.). Lea Seydoux, George MacKay. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798886072259
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Credits obtained from following a QR code at the end of the film.
Freely adapted from The beast in the jungle / by Henry James.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.
Wide screen (1.85:1) and full screen (1.33:1).
Special features: meet the filmmakers; trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Image, Josée Deshaies ; montage, Anita Roth ; musique, Bertrand & Anna Bonello.
Participant or Performer Note:
Lea Seydoux, George MacKay.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:
In French and English, with optional English subtitles.
Subject: Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Love > Drama.
Dystopias > Drama.
Artificial intelligence > Drama.
Reincarnation > Drama.
Emotions > Drama.
Future, The > Drama.
James, Henry, 1843-1916 > Film adaptations.
Genre: Science fiction films.
Dystopian films.
Romance films.
Feature films > France.
Feature films > Canada.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
French language films.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Hanover Libraries.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Howe Library DVD FIC BEA 31254003934334 New DVDs - Main floor Available -


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