The Beast (La Bete) Beyond Genres #13

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A black comedy of sexual manners set around an arranged wedding to occur on the grounds of an elegant chateau, Walerian Borowczyk's controversial masterpiece should be approached with caution but enjoyed with abandon!! Infamous for the final scene where the titular beast ravishes an American heiress, Lucy Broadhurst (Lisbeth Hummel), on the eve of her wedding to a French aristocrat, the graphic scenes of the beast coupling with its human prey sees the daring Borowczyk (Immoral tales) expound on the animalistic nature of human sexuality. Proving too heavy-handed for the censors, the film, which ravishingly revives the beauty and the beast myth, has been banned for thirty years, now finally comes to DVD in a special director's cut. One of the most bizarre and surreal experiences on film, this depraved tale of animal desire is at once riotous and perverse, and remains a masterwork of arthouse erotic cinema.

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Format: Blu Ray
Genre:
Rating: R18+
Release Date: 03 11 2021
Production Year: 1975
Run Time: 99
Languages: English
Rating Advice: High Level Sexual Themes| Sex Scenes
Distributor: Umbrella Entertainment
Directors: Walerian Borowczyk

Actors: Lisbeth Hummel, Sirpa Lane, Elisabeth Kaza, Pierre Benedetti, Guy Tréjan, Roland Armontel, Marcel Dalio, Robert Capia, Pascale Rivault, Hassane Fall, Anna Baldaccini, Thierry Bourdon, Marie Testanière, Stéphane Testanière, Jean Martinelli, Mathieu Rivolier, Julien Hanany