The Beautiful Beast

{{Infobox film

| name = The Beautiful Beast

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|La Belle bête}}

| image = La_belle_bete.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = Karim Hussain

| producer = Anne Cusson
Julien Fonfrède
Karim Hussain

| writer = Marie-Claire Blais
Julien Fonfrède
Karim Hussain

| based_on = Mad Shadows (La Belle bête) by Marie-Claire Blais

| starring = Carole Laure
Caroline Dhavernas
Marc-André Grondin

| music = David Kristian

| cinematography = Karim Hussain

| editing = Éric Lavoie

| studio = Equinox Productions
Screen Machine

| distributor = Equinoxe Films

| released = {{Film date|2006|10|11|Sitges}}

| runtime = 110 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget =

}}

The Beautiful Beast ({{langx|fr|La Belle bête}}) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Karim Hussain and released in 2006.Isabel Massé, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/201207/25/01-4559231-la-belle-bete-mal-apprivoisee.php "La belle bête : mal apprivoisée"]. La Presse, November 4, 2006. An adaptation of Marie-Claire Blais's 1959 novel Mad Shadows (La Belle bête), the film centres on a dysfunctional family headed by single mother Louise (Carole Laure), who has an abusive relationship with her children Patrice (Marc-André Grondin) and Isabelle-Marie (Caroline Dhavernas).Brendan Kelly, "La Belle bete creates the twisted family, but not the tension". Montreal Gazette, November 3, 2006.

The cast also includes David La Haye, Sébastien Huberdeau, Ludivine Reding, Normand Lévesque, Nicolas Girard Deltruc and Richard Tassé.

The film premiered on October 11, 2006 at the Sitges Film Festival, before going into general release in Quebec on November 3.[https://screenanarchy.com/2006/09/afm-karim-hussains-the-beautiful-beast-la-belle-bte.html "AFM: Karim Hussain's THE BEAUTIFUL BEAST (LA BELLE BÊTE)"]. Screen Anarchy, September 30, 2006.

Patrick Watson and Dhavernas received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 27th Genie Awards in 2007, for the song "Trace-moi".[https://www.screendaily.com/the-rocket-bon-cop-lead-canadas-genie-nominations/4030142.article "The Rocket, Bon Cop lead Canada's Genie nominations"]. Screen Daily, January 9, 2007.