The Beast Movie Review 1975

Long considered taboo due to its erotic subject matter, this 1975 French film from director Borowczyk arrives in its uncensored form for the first time in 2000. Young heiress Lucy Broadhurst (Hummel) arrives at the de l'Esperance chateau, where she is to marry the young Mathurn de l'Esperance (Benedetti). After retiring to her room, Lucy finds herself dreaming of the 18th-century lady of the chateau, Romilda de l'Esperance (Lane), who according to legend, encountered a wild, sexual monster in the forest near the manor. Was this an isolated incident or does the Beast still roam the grounds? The once shocking sex scenes will be considered quite tame by today's audience, and some of them come across as quite silly.

Distribution

Cult Epics, PO Box 461556, Los Angeles, CA 90046

Available on DVD
Running time 94 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Sex & Sexuality

Screenplay

Walerian Borowczyk

Cast

Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elizabeth Kaza, Pierre Benedetti, Guy Trejan

Cinematography

Bernard Daillencourt, Marcel Grignon

Director

Walerian Borowczyk

Other

Walerian Borowczyk