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      The Beast

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      86% Tomatometer 124 Reviews 62% Audience Score 50+ Ratings The year is 2044: artificial intelligence controls all facets of a stoic society as humans routinely "erase" their feelings. Hoping to eliminate pain caused by their past-life romances, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) continually falls in love with different incarnations of Louis (George MacKay). Set first in Belle Époque-era Paris, Louis is a British man who woos her away from a cold husband, then in early 21st Century Los Angeles, he is a disturbed American bent on delivering violent "retribution." Will the process allow Gabrielle to fully connect with Louis in the present, or are the two doomed to repeat their previous fates? Visually audacious director Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, Nocturama) fashions his most accomplished film to date: a sci-fi epic, inspired by Henry James' turn-of-the-century novella, suffused with mounting dread and a haunting sense of mystery. Punctuated by a career-defining, three-role performance by Seydoux, The Beast poignantly conveys humanity's struggle against dissociative identity and emotionless existence. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      Unwieldy but rewarding, The Beast uses its sci-fi conceit to explore intriguing themes in largely satisfying fashion.

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      Mark Kermode Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) Against any rhyme or reason, it works. Jun 5, 2024 Full Review Wendy Ide Guardian The Beast won’t be for everyone, but submit to its looping structure and beguiling dream logic, and this extremely loose adaptation of a novella by Henry James weaves a bewitching, if a trifle head-swimming spell. Rated: 4/5 Jun 4, 2024 Full Review Maddy Mussen London Evening Standard Like a painting, The Beast is best seen once, pondered and then left as a memory. Rated: 4/5 Jun 3, 2024 Full Review Katherine McLaughlin SciFiNow The Beast is compelling science fiction that taps into modern concerns about AI and how it is altering our relationships with art and one another. If you had the choice to remove fear but it meant you would also lose love, what would you do? Rated: 4/5 Jun 6, 2024 Full Review Eilidh Akilade The Skinny A romance for an uncertain future, The Beast holds love and loss as one. Rated: 4/5 Jun 6, 2024 Full Review Cris Kennedy Inner East Review Parts of it aren't great, most of it is terrific, but now that I'm home from the cinema and thinking about it, I feel like it's burning a hole in my mind, like the acid blood from the film Alien. Rated: 4/5 Jun 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Kelvin G This was very well acted and shot well, but the story was just meh. There was entirely too much dialogue. The end was somewhat abrupt too. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/24/24 Full Review Will A very strange movie that uses a sci-fi framework to examine difficulties people face in forming connections and sustaining relationships very ambitious and not totally successful, it benefits from a strong lead in Lea Seydoux and sharp direction. Still, it bites off more than it can chew thematically. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Remy Strange movie but made me think and was entertaining Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Dotan First half was very boring and then the rest mad 0 sense Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review A B This movie doesn’t make any sense. If you believe you can clean your DNA to clean up your past lives run to see it. In a similar style Cloud Atlas was an awesome movie. This one was a big waste of my time. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Jan V A move clearly written for the accolades of critics. Pretentious is the word. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Synopsis The year is 2044: artificial intelligence controls all facets of a stoic society as humans routinely "erase" their feelings. Hoping to eliminate pain caused by their past-life romances, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) continually falls in love with different incarnations of Louis (George MacKay). Set first in Belle Époque-era Paris, Louis is a British man who woos her away from a cold husband, then in early 21st Century Los Angeles, he is a disturbed American bent on delivering violent "retribution." Will the process allow Gabrielle to fully connect with Louis in the present, or are the two doomed to repeat their previous fates? Visually audacious director Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, Nocturama) fashions his most accomplished film to date: a sci-fi epic, inspired by Henry James' turn-of-the-century novella, suffused with mounting dread and a haunting sense of mystery. Punctuated by a career-defining, three-role performance by Seydoux, The Beast poignantly conveys humanity's struggle against dissociative identity and emotionless existence.
      Director
      Bertrand Bonello
      Producer
      Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant
      Screenwriter
      Bertrand Bonello, Bertrand Bonello, Guillaume Bréaud, Benjamin Charbit
      Distributor
      Sideshow / Janus Films
      Genre
      Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      French
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 5, 2024, Limited
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $403.4K
      Runtime
      2h 26m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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