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Beast, The

La bête · dir. Walerian Borowczyk
France 1975, 93’

The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family, unaware that a mysterious ‘beast’ is stalking the vicinity…

Director:Walerian Borowczyk
Screenplay:Walerian Borowczyk
Music:Domenico Scarlatti
Cinematography:Marcel Gringnon, Bernard Daillencourt
Editing:Walerian Borowczyk
Cast:Marcel Dalio, Sirpa Lane, Pierre Benedetti