After failing in France, this strange French film triumphs in the United States

After failing in France, this strange French film triumphs in the United States



Bankruptcy in France…

Bertrand Bonello’s latest film is The Beast. Released in France in February 2024, it is set in a near future controlled by artificial intelligence, in which emotions have become a threat. In this context, a woman named Gabrielle must free herself from her emotions by diving into her past lives. In one of them he finds his great love, Louis. But a feeling of uncontrollable fear soon invades himmaking him thinka great disaster will happen.

Freely based on the novel by Henry James The beast in the jungleit was Bertrand Bonello’s film a failure upon its theatrical release. Despite numerous accolades at several festivals and a mostly favorable reception from the press, it had a disappointing reception from the public. He just did itjust over 88,000 entries into Franceaccording to data fromAssigned. However, the feature film has colors widely distributed in the United States.

The Beast made a strong impression in the United States

The Beast was presented at the Venice Film Festival in September 2023. It then provoked strong enthusiasm among distributors all over the world. Especially American distributors. The feature film has since been released in April 2024 in the United States. However, the magazine French cinema teaches usmade a strong impression across the Atlantic. He collected nearly $400,000 in revenue at the box office. AND ha has marked the minds of many journalists discovered it.

The magazine reports that Minnesota Critics CircleThere Chicago Film Critics Association, The playlist, IndieWire, The ringtoneThere Seattle Film Critics Association, RogerEbert.com AND Film commentary magazine they placed everyone The Beast In their list of the best films of the year 2024! Tea Film internship, Tilted magazine AND Screen slate I even felt it was the second best feature film of the year!

The film travels around the world

The interest of many distributors for The Beast it also allowed the creation of the film made by Léa Seydoux and George McKay screened in many places around the world. In particular, it was shown in Japan, in Australia and New Zealand, in the Middle East or even in India.

This international craze for the feature film will perhaps allow it to acquire new popularity in France. If it is no longer shown in theaters, DVD and Blu-ray sales could increase. The film is also available on the MyCanal platform.

Source: Cine Serie

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