In the near future artificial intelligence is in control of everyone's lives and human emotions are perceived as a threat.In the near future artificial intelligence is in control of everyone's lives and human emotions are perceived as a threat.In the near future artificial intelligence is in control of everyone's lives and human emotions are perceived as a threat.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
Storyline
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- TriviaDirector Bertrand Bonello started writing the screenplay in 2017 with Gaspard Ulliel and Léa Seydoux in mind for the lead roles, after having worked with both actors in Saint Laurent (2014). The project was officially announced in January 2021, but filming was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was scheduled to start in April 2022. In the meantime, Bonello directed the film Coma (2022) instead, which featured Ulliel in the last movie he filmed and the last work he finished. Ulliel passed away on January 19, 2022 following a skiing accident, and the filming for 'The Beast' was delayed again. In February 2022, Bonello told Variety that he would likely recast Ulliel's role with a non-French actor. On May 16, 2022, it was announced that British actor George MacKay was cast as the male lead and that filming was scheduled to start in August 2022.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the movie, there are no final credits, only a QRcode with the text "Générique / Scan me" redirecting to a mp4 video file containing the credits. During these credits, there is an extra scene.
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Featured review
Art house Cloud Atlas
The Beast is a timely story that depicts a tragic future where humanity has been stripped from mankind, to show just how important that humanity is. Moving between three different timelines at a slow but engaging pace whilst really emphasising how history can often rhyme with its interconnecting events, dialogue and motifs.
This is a phenomenal showcase for Léa Seydoux and George MacKay. Both of them get to play three different characters who are distinct whilst still feeling linked to their previous iterations. MacKay continues to take challenging roles purely because of that middle chapter and Seydoux single-handedly anchors every timeline with her undying humanity.
Bertrand Bonello's direction moves between genres with ease, undoubtedly helped by the longer run time as it allows each period to have plenty of screen time. It moves from a yearning period drama into a tense home invasion thriller and culminates in a sci-fi romance and throughout it all, Anna & Bertrand Bonello's score is there with a suitably ethereal nature.
This is a phenomenal showcase for Léa Seydoux and George MacKay. Both of them get to play three different characters who are distinct whilst still feeling linked to their previous iterations. MacKay continues to take challenging roles purely because of that middle chapter and Seydoux single-handedly anchors every timeline with her undying humanity.
Bertrand Bonello's direction moves between genres with ease, undoubtedly helped by the longer run time as it allows each period to have plenty of screen time. It moves from a yearning period drama into a tense home invasion thriller and culminates in a sci-fi romance and throughout it all, Anna & Bertrand Bonello's score is there with a suitably ethereal nature.
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- masonsaul
- May 30, 2024
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $400,059
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $42,823
- Apr 7, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $590,820
- Runtime2 hours 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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