BEAST, THE (LA BETE) (BEYOND GENRES #13) (BLU-RAY)

Umbrella EntertainmentSKU: DAVID4471
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Extras:
  • THE MAKING OF THE BEAST
  • INTRODUCTION BY FILM CRITIC PETER BRADSHAW
  • THE FRENZY OF ECSTASY FEATURETTE
  • INTERVIEW WITH WALERIAN BOROWCZYK
  • WALERIAN BOROWCZYK BIOGRAPHY
  • STILLS GALLERY
  • TRAILER

Disc type: Blu-ray
No. of discs: 1
Running time: 99mins
Audio format: 2.0 Mono DTS-HD MA
Format: 1080P
Colour: Colour
Languages: French
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Image ratio: 1.66:1
Subtitles: English
Year of Production: 1975
Release Date: 03 November 2021

Description

Limited-edition O-ring packaging with exclusive new artwork and special features.

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 The Beast should be approached with caution but relished with abandon!

Infamous for the final scene where the titular beast ravishes 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 far too outrageous for the censors, The Beast was banned in numerous territories for decades. One of the most bizarre and surreal experiences ever filmed, this depraved tale of animal desire is at once wry, riotous and perverse—and remains a masterwork of arthouse erotic cinema.

Director: Walerian Borowczyk

Cast: Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza

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