La bête = The beast

Bonello, Bertrand, 1968- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Charbit, Benjamin, (screenwriter.). Bréaud, Guillaume, (screenwriter.). Taurand, Justin, (film producer.). Zade, Jamal Zeinal, (film producer.). Seydoux, Léa, 1985- (actor.). MacKay, George, 1992- (actor.). Malanda, Guslagie, (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, Guslagie Malanda. (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.
videodisc
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2024]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

General Note:	Freely adapted from "The beast in the jungle" by Henry James. Wide screen (1.85:1) and full screen (1.33:1). Special features: Meet the filmmakers; Trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Josée Deshaies ; editor, Anita Roth ; music, Bertrand & Anna Bonello.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lea Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen and full screen; Dolby digital 5.1
Language Note:	French and English dialogue; English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).