A powerful exploration of the struggle between beauty and ugliness, love and hate, centers on three key characters. Patrice, a stunning yet vacuous youth, is at the heart of the story, mesmerized by his own reflection in the water. His sister Isabelle-Marie, disfigured and consumed by her brother's beauty, and their mother Louise, who sees it as a means to elevate herself, orbit around him. The introduction of a blind boy and a refined socialite from the outside world disrupts the narrow world and sets in motion a chilling conclusion.
La belle bête
The movie explores the contrast between beauty and ugliness, examining the intricate relationships between hate and love through the stories of three main characters, including Patrice, a charismatic but self-obsessed young man fixated on his own reflection.