La bête

"Just About The Most Outrageous Erotic Fantasy Ever Committed To Film."

Apr 15 1977 Not Rated 1h 38m
Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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.

Plot

Under the condition that within six months from the death of the accomplished businessman Philip Broadhurst, his beloved daughter and heiress to his immense fortune Lucy gets married to Marquis Pierre de l'Esperance's son Mathurin, innocent fair Lucy heads with her aunt to the crumbling estate of her soon-to-be husband. But the once noble estate is nestled deep in the French dense woods, where centuries ago, a wild and ravenous supernatural beast roamed the very forests driven by a raw and unquenchable lust for virginal unprotected girls. Before long, young Lucy completely unaware of the menacing legend and the strange rumours that cloud the family's name will begin experiencing appalling, yet sensually charged visions of an unprecedented vividness. Is there a bit of truth in the legend of the Beast of Gévaudan?

Written by

Walerian Borowczyk

Directed by

Walerian Borowczyk

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Argos Films

Languages

Deutsch, English, Français, Italiano

Awards

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Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
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