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The Beautiful Beast (2006)

Original title: La belle bête

2006-11-03 · 1h 50m · FR
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La Belle Bête is a powerful study of the conflict between beauty and ugliness, hate and love. The story revolves around three main characters. At the center, Patrice, a beautiful but mindless youth stands gazing at his image in the water. Around him move his ugly sister Isabelle-Marie, and his frivolous mother Louise, the first lost in love and hate for her brother's beauty, the second seeing it as an adornment for herself. Into this small, obsessed universe come a blind boy and an elegant fop from the outside world. At once, the pattern breaks and events move forward into a terrifying denouement.

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Karim HussainDirector, WriterMarie-Claire BlaisWriter

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Marc-André GrondinMarc-André GrondinPatriceCarole LaureCarole LaureLouiseCaroline DhavernasCaroline DhavernasIsabelle-MarieDavid La HayeDavid La HayeLanzSébastien HuberdeauSébastien HuberdeauMichaelLudivine RedingLudivine RedingAnneNormand LévesqueNormand LévesqueProfesseurNicolas Girard DeltrucNicolas Girard DeltrucVendeur de journauxRichard TasséRichard TasséChasseurGregoire DunlevyGregoire DunlevyHomme chevalFlorence PoirierFlorence PoirierIsabelle-Marie (7 ans)Sydney DescarySydney DescaryPatrice (6 ans)

Keywords

Based on novel or bookMother son relationshipHorseGrandmother

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Mother Son Relationship · HorseDialogue densityDramaDirector preference47727Actor preference196009 · 209837 · 198602Country preferenceCa

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Frequently asked questions about The Beautiful Beast

What is The Beautiful Beast about?

La Belle Bête is a powerful study of the conflict between beauty and ugliness, hate and love. The story revolves around three main characters. At the center, Patrice, a beautiful but mindless youth stands gazing at his image in the water. Around him move his ugly sister Isabelle-Marie, and his frivolous mother Louise, the first lost in love and hate for her brother's beauty, the second seeing it as an adornment for herself. Into this small, obsessed universe come a blind boy and an elegant fop from the outside world. At once, the pattern breaks and events move forward into a terrifying denouement.

How long is The Beautiful Beast?

The Beautiful Beast has a runtime of 110 minutes.