The Beautiful Beast

Based On the book by Marie-Claire Blais

The Beautiful Beast (French: La Belle bête) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Karim Hussain and released in 2006. An adaptation of Marie-Claire Blais's 1959 novel Mad Shadows (La Belle bête), the film centres on a dysfunctional family headed by single mother Louise (Carole Laure), who has an abusive relationship with her children Patrice (Marc-André Grondin) and Isabelle-Marie (Caroline Dhavernas). The cast also includes David La Haye, Sébastien Huberdeau, Ludivine Reding, Normand Lévesque, Nicolas Girard Deltruc and Richard Tassé. The film premiered on October 11, 2006 at the Sitges Film Festival, before going into general release in Quebec on November 3.

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Release date:

2006

Director:

Karim Hussain

Cast:

Carole Laure, Caroline Dhavernas, David La Haye, Marc-André Grondin, Normand Lévesque

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Canada

Year page:

2006 in adaptations