Characters & Themes
The Beast (1975) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1975 · 98 mins · French
- Directed by
- Walerian Borowczyk
- Starring
- Marcel Dalio, Jean Martinelli, Lisbeth Hummel, Guy Tréjan, Elisabeth Kaza, Sirpa Lane
A flamboyant erotic fantasy follows the head of a struggling French family who thinks his luck will turn when a wealthy man's daughter agrees to marry his son. The daughter and her aunt journey to the family's rural estate for the arranged meeting, unaware that a mysterious beast lurks in the surrounding countryside, threatening to upend their plans.
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