But seen as something of a satire, it has its charms and really was not out of place in the 1970s. This goes beyond 'soft core' in many respects, with fake beast penises and real horse penises. This really shows why the director was called 'a genius who happens to be a pornographer'. In the UK the BBFC refused to classify a heavily cut version for general cinema release, and the same cut print narrowly avoided prosecution under the Obscene Publications Act by the Director of Public Prosecutions when it shown with Greater London Council approval at the independently run Prince Charles Cinema in London in September 1978. Many felt the film went over the top with its sex scenes, leading to its withdrawal from film for several years. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family, unaware that a mysterious 'beast' is stalking the vicinity. 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.

Reviewed by gavin6942 8 /10 A Diamond in the Rough THE BEAST is unlike any other film you've seen, that's for sure, and that's the one thing that keeps it somewhat watchable. The first portion of the film drags on for no reason and scenes involving the horse porn is here for no other reason than to shock. I think the film is way too slow and way too long for its own good to e a complete success. The performances for the most part are good but there's no question that it's the bizarre atmosphere created by Borowczyk that people are going to talk about. Of course, these scenes will have many hitting the eject button but I guess you could argue that any sort of reaction is a good thing. These pornographic sex scenes are just so laughable and unlike anything you've seen before that you can't help but get some mild entertainment out of them. I mean, the final thirty-minutes is pure perversion and features all sorts of scenes where the Beast 'gets off' on a woman he has captured in the woods. I wouldn't say my feelings changed too much with the second viewing but at the same time I did enjoy the film much more and I think it's because I accepted the fact that it was a rather stupid film with a certain black humor. I honestly thought it was nothing more that a cheap porno with a very dark and rather ugly bit of perversion. The first time I watched this movie I hated it with a very strong passion. Some see THE BEAST as a masterpiece while others just see it as a perverted piece of trash trying to pass itself off as an art movie. Walerian Borowczyk's work has always been quite controversial and it strike a certain core among film buffs. Soon a variety of sexual perversions come to light when the young lady visits the man before their wedding. Lucy (Lisbeth Hummel) comes from a wealthy family and she has agreed to marry MathuriN (Pierre Benedetti) a man whose once proud family finds themselves at a low point. Reviewed by Michael_Elliott N/A Nothing Beats Some Beast Porn

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