Blu-ray Review The Beast (2023) – Blu-ray review (1 Viewer)

[Preston Jones]

A knock-out performance by Lea Seydoux comes home via Janus Contemporaries.



The Beast (2023)



Released: 28 Jul 2024
Rated: Unrated
Runtime: 146 min




Director: Bertrand Bonello
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi



Cast: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda
Writer(s): Bertrand Bonello, Guillaume Bréaud, Benjamin Charbit



Plot: In the near future artificial intelligence is in control of everyone's lives and human emotions are perceived as a threat.



IMDB rating: 6.5
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: Criterion
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC



Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: French 5.1 DTS



Subtitles: English SDH...

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[titch]

This is on several "top films of 2024" lists and I'm eagerly anticipating its arrival in the mail.

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Glad to hear that the video and audio are top-notch. Janus Contemporaries have had som excellent releases this year.

Evil Does Not Exist is also on the way.

 

[JohnRice]

I decided on a blind buy of this one, along with Strange Darling. Those two seem like an effective double feature. Or, maybe too much in one day?

 

[titch]

I decided on a blind buy of this one, along with Strange Darling. Those two seem like an effective double feature. Or, maybe too much in one day?

Never too much in one day for a double feature, but Strange Darling doesn't really have the faintest connection to The Beast!

 

[JohnRice]

Never too much in one day for a double feature, but Strange Darling doesn't really have the faintest connection to The Beast!

I just mean that both are kind of surreal. Nothing more.