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Beast (The) AKA La Bęte AKA Death's Ecstacy AKA The Beast in Heat (Blu-ray) (1975)
The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. Meanwhile, a mysterious 'beast' is stalking the chateau grounds.Director: Walerian Borowczyk
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Introduction by critic Peter Bradshaw (1:45)
'The Making of The Beast' documentary (57:53)
'Frenzy of Ecstasy: Evolution of The Beast': Borowczyk's letters and illustrations (4:19)
'The Profligate Door: Borowczyk's Sound Sculptures' (13:15)
'Boro Brunch' (7:37)
Commercials:
- 'Holy Smoke' (9:57)
- 'Tom Thumb' (1:52)
- 'The Museum' (1:52)
'Gunpoint' short film by Peter Graham (11:02)
'Behind Enemy Lines' documentary (5:16)
Trailer (3:54) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French/English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only available in a Blu-ray+DVD combo.
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Extras:"The Making of The Beast" documentary (57:54)
Introduction by critic Peter Bradshaw (1:46)
"Frenzy of Ecstasy: The Evolution of The Beast": Borowczyk's letters and illustrations (4:20)
Interview with Walerian Borowczyk (7:51)
"Walerian Borowczyk Biography" featurette
Stills Gallery (1:26)
Theatrical Trailer (3:29) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a slipcover.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"L'Escargot de Vénus" short film" (4:50)
Bonus trailers (La bęte, Immoral Tales, Possession, Coherence, Trudno byt bogom/Hard to Be a God)
DISC TWO (DVD)
"Borowczyk Delusion" documentary in English by Daniel Bird (9:01)
Encounter with Walerian Borowczyk (7:39)
Interview with Noël Véry (camera operator) (7:04)
Original 'La-Bęte' short film (21:23)
Daniel Bird at Mondo Bizarre (34:54)
Deleted scenes (with 'Play All' option)
- Rolling Royce (00:36)
- Arrived (01:04)
- Whiskers (0:44)
- The Wishing Table (1:21)
- Whiskers II (1:36)
- House music with sheep (1:12)
- Hunting scenes from the forest (6:42)
Behind the scenes (with 'Play All' option)
- Monsieur le curé (3:36)
- The Beast! The Beast! (02:12)
- The Sleeping Beauty (4:11)
- Jeane Manson (1:59)
Stills gallery
Theatrical trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 52-page booklet.
Packaged with a slipcase.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Introduction by critic Peter Bradshaw (1:45)
"The Making of The Beast" documentary (57:53)
"Frenzy of Ecstasy: The Evolution of The Beast": Borowczyk's letters and illustrations (4:20)
"Venus on the Half Shell" 1975 short (4:40)
Trailer (3:54)
DISC TWO (DVD) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French/English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet.
Also part of the 10 disc (5 Blu-rays/5 DVDs) Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection which includes "Theatre of Mr and Mrs Kabal" and short films, "Goto, Isle of Love", "Blanche", "Immoral Tales", and "The Beast" with a generously illustrated book edited by Daniel Bird and Michael Brooke featuring new essays, landmark articles by Raymond Durgnat, Philip Strick, Patrice Leconte, David Thompson and Chris Newby, Boro’s Dictionary, an account of the restoration of Borowczyk films and Anatomy of the Devil, a collection of Borowczyk’s short stories translated from the original French by the filmmaker’s assistant, Michael Levy, limited to 1000 copies. -
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Extras:Introduction by critic Peter Bradshaw (1:45)
"The Making of The Beast" documentary (57:53)
"Frenzy of Ecstasy: The Evolution of The Beast": Borowczyk's letters and illustrations (4:20)
"Venus on the Half Shell" 1975 short (4:40)
Trailer (3:54) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French/English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of the 5 disc Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection which includes "Theatre of Mr and Mrs Kabal" and short films, "Goto, Isle of Love", "Blanche", "Immoral Tales", and "The Beast".
The reissue loses the book and the DVD copies. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US and UK releases have their own exclusive extras.
The Australian release has some differing exclusive extras.
The German release has its own exclusive extras.
Versions:
The film has been released in its original 98 minute version and a slightly shorter edit, running 94 minutes and omitting some narrative material. This is often referred to as a 'director's cut'. (See the link at Melonfarmers for more details about the specific cuts.)
In the US, the film was released as 'Death's Ecstasy' (the title is sometimes written as 'Death's Ecstacy'); this version omitted most of the explicit material. (This version was also passed for VHS release by the BBFC in 1987.)
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Arrow Films - No cuts - original version (98:21).
- Blu-ray ALL Beyond Genres Volume 13 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (98:42)
- Blu-ray B Drop Out #005 Limited Edition Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - original version (98:59).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - original version (98:21).
- Blu-ray B Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - original version (98:21).
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 29/08/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 29/11/21UPDATE LOG:
29/08/14 : initial entry
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05/12/14 : added DVDBeaver link.
09/09/15 : added US release.
31/10/15 : added Germany release.
21/10/20: Added UK box.
30/11/21: Added Australia.
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