A while ago I was searching the internet for lists of odd or obscure horror films, and came across this.. ahem "gem". Thing is, the write-up was so funny and intrueging that I just had to check it out. Oh boy...
La Béte (The Beast) I suppose you could say is a very VERY loose interpretation of the Beauty and the Beast tale. The film follows a French family on the brink of bankruptcy who are pushing for a marriage between the quiet son of the family and a wealthy English girl. The girl is on the way to the grounds to meet the family, and discovers bizarre secrets of not only the house but also the family she is due to wed into. Seems ancestors of the family have been murdered by a strange beast that roams the grounds, and although the father dismisses the tales as just that, as the film goes on it seems there may be some truth to this 'beast'.
To be honest, this film isn't very good. I should point out that this is EXTREMELY explicit, and is obviously counting on this to generate interest. However, that aside the film is quite boring, the performances pretty awful and I'm not sure if its a translation issue but the story makes zero sense. The beast effects are laughable and the whole thing is rather vile and is best avoided.
La Béte (The Beast) I suppose you could say is a very VERY loose interpretation of the Beauty and the Beast tale. The film follows a French family on the brink of bankruptcy who are pushing for a marriage between the quiet son of the family and a wealthy English girl. The girl is on the way to the grounds to meet the family, and discovers bizarre secrets of not only the house but also the family she is due to wed into. Seems ancestors of the family have been murdered by a strange beast that roams the grounds, and although the father dismisses the tales as just that, as the film goes on it seems there may be some truth to this 'beast'.
To be honest, this film isn't very good. I should point out that this is EXTREMELY explicit, and is obviously counting on this to generate interest. However, that aside the film is quite boring, the performances pretty awful and I'm not sure if its a translation issue but the story makes zero sense. The beast effects are laughable and the whole thing is rather vile and is best avoided.