Part way between documentary, fiction and video art, LA BETE NOIRE is an experimental film that tells a story in which control and violence colour a love affair in deep black hues.
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.
Rahibe kılığına girmiş olan Sophie, katolik okulunda yaşanmakta olan olayları izleyicilere aktarmaktadır. Rahibenin kardeşine aşık olan Zoe, her fırsatta ona olan bu ilgisini dile getirmektedir. Ancak Sophie’de kardeşine karşı ilgi duymaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra onun aynı zamanda garip davranışlar sergilediğini de gözlemlemektedir. Ancak etrafındaki hiç kimse ona bu konuda inanmamaktadır. Bunun en önemli nedeni ise rahibe Sophia’nın söylediği her sözün, onun söylediklerinden daha inandırıcı ve daha etkili olmasıdır.
In medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.