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The beast La bête

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,...

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Other Authors: 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
Format: Videos DVD
Language:French
English
Published: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2024]
Series:Janus contemporaries.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Love > Drama.
Dystopias > Drama.
Artificial intelligence > Drama.
Reincarnation > Drama.
Emotions > Drama.
Future, The > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Dystopian films.
Romance films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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.
Item Description: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.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:02:27:00
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen and full screen; Dolby digital 5.1
Production Credits:Director of photography, Josée Deshaies ; editor, Anita Roth ; music, Bertrand & Anna Bonello.
ISBN:9798886072259

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