2023 · sci-fi · drama · romance
The Beast
Directed by Bertrand Bonello2h 26m2023
In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past lives and rid her of any strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had known him forever.
Our read: The Beast (2023) reads as a heavy, measured, surreal sci-fi · drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured sci-fi / drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- surreal
- bleak
- twisty
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