Who Is Beta? (1972)
Pas De Violence Entre Nous
The critical success in France of How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman made possible dos Santos’ delirious science-fiction vision of free love in a post-apocalyptic wilderness besieged by flesh hungry zombies contaminated by an unnamed nuclear attack. Who is Beta? follows two statuesque survivors drawn irresistibly together only to be entranced by the arrival and sudden disappearance of a third, the bewitching raven haired Beta. With its cartoon-like depiction of extreme violence and desire, Who is Beta? offers a heady Pop-infused companion to Hunger for Love. Yet beneath its giddy play of surfaces, dos Santos' underappreciated film gradually reveals a darkly ambiguous metaphoric dimension. -Harvard Film Archive
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Runtime: 85 min
Release Date: April 11, 1972
Cast
- Noëlle Adam - Road woman
- Sylvie Fennec - Beta
- Frédéric de Pasquale - Maurício
- Regina Rosemburg - Regina
- Isabel Ribeiro
- Nildo Parente
- Manfredo Colassanti
- Arduíno Colassanti
- Ana Maria Miranda
- Flávio São Thiago
Screenplay
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- Gérard Levy-Clerc
- Pierre Kast (Dialogue)
- Levi Menezes (Original Story)
Cinematography: Dib Lutfi
Editing: Carlos Alberto Camuyrano, André Delage
Production: Regina Filmes, Dahlia Film
Country: Brazil, France
Language: Português
Original Language: pt
More Films by Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos
More Films in Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Who Is Beta? about?
- The critical success in France of How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman made possible dos Santos’ delirious science-fiction vision of free love in a post-apocalyptic wilderness besieged by flesh hungry zombies contaminated by an unnamed nuclear attack. Who is Beta? follows two statuesque survivors drawn irresistibly together only to be entranced by the arrival and sudden disappearance of a third, the bewitching raven haired Beta. With its cartoon-like depiction of extreme violence and desire, Who is Beta? offers a heady Pop-infused companion to Hunger for Love. Yet beneath its giddy play of surfaces, dos Santos' underappreciated film gradually reveals a darkly ambiguous metaphoric dimension. -Harvard Film Archive
- Who directed Who Is Beta??
- Who Is Beta? was directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos.
- Who stars in Who Is Beta??
- Who Is Beta? stars Noëlle Adam, Sylvie Fennec, Frédéric de Pasquale, Regina Rosemburg, Isabel Ribeiro, Nildo Parente.
- How long is Who Is Beta??
- Who Is Beta? has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is Who Is Beta??
- Who Is Beta? is a Drama, Science Fiction film.
- Where was Who Is Beta? produced?
- Who Is Beta? was produced in Brazil, France.