THE BEAST
LÉA SEYDOUX SPANS THE CENTURIES IN A TIMELY SCI-FI TALE
9 MAY - 5 JUNE 2024 | EDITED BY JOHN NUGENT
Burn it with fire! Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) and Louis (George MacKay) face a foreboding future.
Already connected in 1910;
To purge or not to purge? Gabrielle prepares to have her DNA purified in 2044;
With ‘doll’Kelly (Guslagie Malanda).
WATCH FIRST
The Beast In The Jungle, Henry James’ 1903 novella on which this film is loosely based, has been adapted before — most recently as 2023’s nightclub-set film of the same name, by Austrian director Patric Chiha.
★★★★★
OUT 31 MAY / CERT TBC / 146 MINS
DIRECTOR Bertrand Bonello
CAST Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Xavier Dolan
PLOT In 2044, Gabrielle (Seydoux) navigates the memories of her past lives — repeatedly encountering Louis (MacKay), with whom she feels a strong connection.