The Beautiful Beast

– La Belle Bête is a powerful study of the conflict between beauty and ugliness, hate and love. The s..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 50 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Original Name:
La belle bête
The Beautiful Beast (2006) - Also known as La belle bête

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.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

03 Nov 2006

Language:

French

Director:

Karim Hussain

Writer:

Marie-Claire Blais (novel), Karim Hussain

Main Actors:

Carole Laure, Caroline Dhavernas, Marc-André Grondin, David La Haye

Plot:

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.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Silver Peak Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.7/10