Bertrand Bonello’s The Beast Releases in the US
Film
The Beast by Bertrand Bonello
April 4, 2024 - May 2, 2024
Bertrand Bonello’s new film, The Beast, (Sideshow and Janus Films) opens in theaters on April 4.
The year is 2044. Artificial intelligence controls all facets of a stoic society as humans routinely “erase” their feelings. Hoping to eliminate the pain caused by her past-life romances, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) continually falls in love with different incarnations of Louis (George MacKay). Set first in Belle Époque-era Paris, Louis, a British man, woos Gabrielle away from her cold husband. Then, in early 21st century Los Angeles, he is a disturbed American bent on delivering violent “retribution.”
Will the process allow Gabrielle to fully connect with Louis in the present, or are the two doomed to repeat their previous fates? Visually audacious director Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent, Nocturama) fashions his most accomplished film to date: a sci-fi epic, inspired by Henry James’ turn-of-the-century novella, The Beast in the Jungle, infused with a haunting sense of mystery and dread.
Punctuated by a career-defining, three-role performance by Seydoux, The Beast poignantly conveys humanity’s struggle against dissociative identity and an emotionless existence.
Check out The Beast in a city near you!
New York
Opens April 4, 2024 – 6:45 PM | IFC Center – Q&A with Bertrand Bonello – Tickets
Opens April 5, 2024 – 6:00 PM | Lincoln Center – Q&A with Bertrand Bonello – Tickets
Opens April 5, 2024 – 7:00 PM | IFC Center – Q&A with Bertrand Bonello – Tickets
Opens April 12, 2024 – 8:00 PM | BAM Rose Cinemas – Tickets
Opens April 19, 2024 | Regal Essex & RPX – Tickets
Los Angeles – Opens April 5
At Laemmle Theatres thru May 2, 2024 – Tickets
April 6, 2024 – 7:30 PM and April 7, 2024 – 3:30 PM | Landmark Theatres Sunset – Q&A with Bertrand Bonello – Tickets
April 6, 2024 – 6:00 PM and April 7, 2024 – 2:00 PM | AMC Burbank 16- Q&A with Bertrand Bonello – Tickets
San Francisco
Opens April 12, 2024 | Opera Plaza Cinema – Tickets
Chicago
Opens April 5, 2024 – | AMC River East 21- Tickets
Opens April 12, 2024 – 8:00 PM | Music Box Theatre – Tickets
Opens April 19, 2024 | AMC Newcity 14 – Tickets
Opens April 12, 2024 | AMC River East 21 – Tickets
Atlanta
Opens April 12, 2024 | Plaza Theatre – Tickets
New Orleans
Opens April 19, 2024 | Prytania Theatres at Canal Place – Tickets
Miami
Opens April 26, 2024 | Regal South Beach Stadium 18 & IMAX – Tickets
And in many other cities.