La bête / Argos Films présente ; scénario et dialogues, Walerian Borowczyk ; direction de production, Dominique Duvergé ; film produit par Anatole Dauman ; film de Walerian Borowczyk.
Edition:
Special edition.
Publisher:
Arrow Video,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
2 videodiscs (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages, color illustrations, 15 cm).
Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza, Pierre Benedetti, Guy Tréjan, Roland Armontel, Marcel Dalio. Originally released as a motion picture in 1975. Special features: Introduction by film critic Peter Bradshaw ; The Making of The Beast: Camera operator Noël Véry provides a commentary on footage shot during the making of the film ; Frenzy of Ecstasy, a new visual essay on the evolution of Borowczyk's beast and the sequel that never was, Motherhood ; The profligate door, a documentary about Borowczyk's sound sculptures featuring curator Baurice Corbet ; Boro brunch, a reunion meal recorded in February 2014 reuniting members of Borowczyk's crew ; commercials by Borowczyk ; more.
Summary:
Lucy Broadhurst (Lisbeth Hummel) is due to inherit a substantial fortune, but on condition that she marries the son of her late father's best friend. But Mathurin de l'Espérance (Pierre Benedetti) seems more interested in his horses than in his bride-to-be, and when Lucy finds out about the story of his 18th-century ancestor Romilda (Sirpa Lane), she begins to realize just how bizarre Mathurin's bloodline truly is.
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