The Beast
Giants, fairies, magicians, ghosts, dragons, and monsters of all kinds… Here’s what your Cinémathèque has in store this summer! Since Méliès, filmmakers have embraced the fanstastic potential of cinema, creating infinite phantasmagorias and extraordinary spectacles where the unreal becomes real. Step into a world of fantasy and boundless imagination: whatever your generation, the monsters and wonders that once filled your childhood dreams are back this summer 2025!
The son of a ruined French aristocrat marries a wealthy American. She travels to the French countryside to meet the family, unaware that a mysterious beast lurks nearby.
Walerian Borowczyk
Walerian Borowczyk was a Polish film director that mainly worked in France. He is described by film critics as a "genius who also happened to be a pornographer". He directed 40 films between 1946 and 1988, including Contes immoraux (1973) and La bête (1975).
