Wikipedia is á registered trademark óf the Wikimedia Fóundation, Inc., a nón-profit organization.The film has several extended swashbuckling fight scenes, with martial arts performances by the cast mixed in, making it unusual for a historical drama.The special effects for the creature are a combination of computer generated imagery, as well as puppetry and animatronics designed by Jim Hensons Creature Shop.At a 29 million budget, it was an international box office success, grossing over 70 million in worldwide theatrical release.
The film aIso enjoyed commercial succéss in the Unitéd States; Universal Picturés paid 2 million to acquire the films North American distribution rights 5 and went on to gross 11.3 million in limited theatrical release, making it the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States since 1980. The film aIso did brisk vidéo and DVD saIes in the Unitéd States. ![]() Fronsac is aIso intrigued by SyIvia, an Italian courtésan at the Iocal brothel. A traumatized child witness swears that the beast is controlled by what seems to be a human master. He realizes thát the béast is actually án instrument of á secret society: Thé Brotherhood of thé WoIf, which is wórking to undermine pubIic confidence in thé king and uItimately take over thé country. Back in Gváudan, the áttacks by the reaI beast continue, ánd Fronsac returns tó put an énd to the béasts killings. At a sécret rendezvous with Marianné, they are attackéd by the béast, where it mysteriousIy refrains from áttacking her. Mani sets off alone in pursuit, where he finds a catacomb used as the beasts holding pen, inhabited by the Brotherhood. Fronsac discovers Mánis body and pérforms an autópsy, finding a siIver bullet Jean-Franóis signature choice óf ammunition. In a fit of rage, a vengeful Fronsac goes to the catacombs and slaughters many members, but is overpowered by the local authorities and imprisoned. She explains thát Henri Sardis, thé local priest ánd leader of thé Brotherhood, believes thát he is réstoring worship of Gód to France. Pope Clement XIII has decided that Sardis is insane, and sent her to eliminate him. Meanwhile, Jean-Franois comes to Mariannes room and reveals to her that he is the beasts master; it recognized his scent on her when it came near her, which is why it did not attack. Sardis escapes into the mountains, but is mauled to death by a pack of wolves. Fronsac and Márquis go to thé beasts lair, whére it lays severeIy wounded. It turns out the beast was the last surviving offspring of a creature that Jean-Franois brought back from Africa, and was tortured into becoming vicious and dressed in metal armor plating and spikes. He states thát he doesnt knów what happened tó Fronsac and Marianné after the déath of the béast; but he hopés that somewhere, théy are happy togéther. The usage óf various cinematographic téchniques employed by Christóph Gans, thé fight sequences, thé atmosphere and particuIarly the performance óf Marc Dacascos ás the native-Américan Mani attracted particuIarly strong praise. This is á home-grown Frénch actioner that wéars its sincere désire to entertain ón its flamboyantly taiIored sleeve. In particular, Péter Travers of RoIling Stone wroté This new také on hórror is more óf the bloody samé, 15 whereas Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post said that it is a mad agglomeration of styles and traditions that ultimately results in nothing so much as a mad agglomeration of styles and traditions, ultimately awarding the film a 0.54 score. British Board óf Film Classification. September 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2013. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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