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Beast (The) AKA La Bęte AKA Death's Ecstacy AKA The Beast in Heat (1975)
French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family..Director: Walerian Borowczyk
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* Director's Cut of the Film
Photo Gallery (16 images)
Theatrical Trailer (optically censored) (3:28)
DISC TWO
"The Making of La Bęte" (no sound) (105:30)
Walerian Borowczyk Biography (no sound) (5:17)
Walerian Borowczyk Interview (in French with English Subtitles) (7:49)
Stills (17 images) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:3000000064351
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Notes:In terms of content, this release is almost identical to the Cult Epics release but with different menus and with "Banned for 30 years" on the front. However, it's missing the alternate version of the film that is included in the Cult Epics release.
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Extras:"L'Escargot de Vénus" short film (4:38)
"Borowczyk Delusion" documentary in English by Daniel Bird (9:01)
Encounter with Walerian Borowczyk (7:39)
Interview with Noël Véry (camera operator) (7:04)
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)
Bonus trailers (Tras el cristal/In a Glass Cage, Marquis, Possession) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 52-page liner notes booklet.
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Subtitles:Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:7350036721473
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:A PAL > NTSC transfer and is said to be of poor quality.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film: Director's Cut
Photo Gallery (16 images)
Theatrical Trailer (optically censored) (3:28)
DISC TWO
"The Making of La Bęte" (no sound) (105:30)
Walerian Borowczyk Biography (no sound) (5:17)
Walerian Borowczyk Interview (in French with English Subtitles) (7:49)
Stills (17 images)
DISC THREE
* The Film: Complete version
Lobbycards (11 images) -
Subtitles:English (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Director's Cut
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Complete Version
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The director's cut transfer is much improved over the previous release. The Complete version is taken from a Dutch VHS master (and so looks about as good as that sounds) and has a large black bar obscuring the original Dutch subtitles, over which the forced English subtitles have been placed. The director's cut of the film is widely considered superior to the longer complete version.
Amaray Double (Keep) Case packaging.
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Extras:6 Walerian Borowczyk Short Films:
- Les Astronautes (1959) (12:00)
- Renaissance (1963) (8:44)
- Les Jeux des Anges (1964) (11:26)
- Rosalie (1966) (14:48)
- Une Collection Particuličre (1973) (11:44)
- Scherzo Infernal (1985) (4:59)
16 page booklet
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Amazon France
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Extras:Trailer
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - Director's Cut
"L'Escargot de Vénus" short film (4:38)
"Borowczyk Delusion" documentary in English by Daniel Bird (9:01)
Encounter with Walerian Borowczyk (7:39)
Interview with Noël Véry (camera operator) (7:04)
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)
Bonus trailers (Tras el cristal/In a Glass Cage, Marquis, Possession)
DISC TWO
* The Film - Complete Version -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 52-page booklet.
Packaged in a slipcase.
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Extras:"L'amore mostro dei nostri tempi" (1977) Cortometragggio (10:00)
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:Italian HoH, Italian
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Making Of" featurette (9:02)
Trivia (0:31)
Info on the Director (1:11)
Slideshow (0:56)
Original Trailer (3:28)
Bonus Trailers
- Immmoral Tales (2:13)
- Gwendoline (2:12)
- Quest for Fire (1:32)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE: Blu-ray
DISC TWO: DVD
* The Movie
Introduction by critic Peter Bradshaw (1:41)
'The Making of The Beast' documentary (55:33)
'Frenzy of Ecstasy: Evolution of The Beast': Borowczyk's letters and illustrations (4:09)
'Venus on the Half Shell' (1975) short film (4:28)
Trailer (3:44) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Reversible cover.
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Extras:La Marée short film (this is actually the first sequence in Borowczyk's 1974 film Immoral Tales) (21:03)
Walerian Borowczyk Biography & Filmography (11 images)
Photo Gallery (11 images) -
Subtitles:English (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Alongside a 2001 cinema release, this is the first time an uncut version of the film has been legally available in the UK.
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OVERALL: Draw
Between:
- R1 Cult Epics LE
- R2 Germany LE
for having two versions of the film with different extras.
Also note the following editions have exclusive extras:
- R2 France
- R2 Italy
- R2 UK by Nouveaux Pictures
- R2 UK by Arrow
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:
- R0 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - Director's cut (94:02 NTSC)
- R0 Drop Out #005 Limited Edition Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - Director's cut (94:17 PAL)
- R0 Sweden- House of Horror - Yes - Heavily cut but full details currently unknown (86:05 PAL)
- R1 America- Cult Epics - No cuts - Director's cut (93:54 PAL> NTSC)
- R1 Limited Edition America- Cult Epics - No cuts - Director's cut (94:09 NTSC) and the complete version (98:00 NTSC)
- R2 France- Arte Video - No cuts - Director's cut (94:00 PAL)
- R2 Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - Director's cut
- R2 Limited Edition Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts - Director's cut (94:17 PAL) and the complete version (98:53 PAL)
- R2 Italy- RHV/Mondo Home - No cuts - Director's cut
- R2 Scandinavia- Studio S Entertainment - No cuts - Director's cut (94:19 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (94:19 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Nouveaux Pictures - No cuts - Director's cut (94:02 PAL)
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 07/08/05
Comparison last updated by Samuel_Scott on 15/10/17UPDATE LOG:
14/08/15: Addition of the Scandinavia release.
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31/10/15: Addition of Germany x3.
20/04/17: Addition of UK Arrow.
15/10/17: Added Swedish release.
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