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Release Date:
3 November 2006 (Canada) morePlot:
La Belle Bête is a powerful study of the conflict between beauty and ugliness, hate and love. The story revolves around three main characters... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Based On NovelAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Haunted Silence and Emotional Horrors moreCast
(Credited cast) | Carole Laure | ... | Louise |
 | Caroline Dhavernas | ... | Isabelle-Marie |
 | Marc-André Grondin | ... | Patrice |
 | David La Haye | ... | Lanz |
| Sébastien Huberdeau | ... | Michael |
| Ludivine Dubé-Reding | ... | Anne |
| Normand Lévesque | ... | Professor |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Richard Tassé | ... | Hunter |
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Argentina:110 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Canada:110 minCountry:
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FrenchColor:
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Argentina:13MOVIEmeter: 
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Director Karim Hussain's LA BELLE BETE, adapted from a book by acclaimed novelist Marie- Claire Blais, feels like a great Louis Malle or Eric Rohmer film from the 1970's that somehow slipped through the cracks. Austere and pared-to-the-bone, both visually and emotionally, the story focuses on the insanely-screwed up relationship between an aging (but still sexy) mother, her oddball daughter, and the beautiful man/boy of a son that they both long to possess and control. Suffice to say this is NOT Norman Rockwell's vision of a happy family. Terrific performances all around in three very difficult roles aided by Hussain's carefully calibrated direction and cinematography (he also served as DP on the film.) A dense, poetic and emotionally harrowing film, this one is well worth the effort.