Beautiful Creatures (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Richard LaGravenese |
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| Screenplay by | Richard LaGravenese |
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Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia Margaret Stohl |
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| Music by | Thenewno2 |
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Edited by | David Moritz |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $60.1 million |
Beautiful Creatures is a 2013 American romantic gothic fantasy film based upon the novel of the same name by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. The film was written and directed by Richard LaGravenese and stars Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Thomas Mann and Eileen Atkins.
The film was released February 14, 2013. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment.
In Gatlin, South Carolina, Ethan Wate awakens from a recurring dream of a girl he does not know. In voice-over narration, he describes his enjoyment of reading banned books, his despair of his small-town existence, and his dreams of leaving for college. Arriving for his first day of junior year, Ethan notices newcomer Lena Duchannes, who resembles the girl he has been dreaming about. The other students do not take kindly to her and spread gossip regarding Lena's reclusive uncle, Macon Ravenwood, and suggest that her family includes devil worshippers. Overhearing these whispers, Lena tenses, and the classroom windows shatter, amplifying the fears and suspicions of the class and the townspeople at large that she is a witch.
On a drive home, Ethan nearly runs over Lena, whose car has broken down. He gives her a ride home, and the two bond over their shared love of poetry and having both lost their mothers. Ethan drops Lena off but later finds a locket and returns to the mansion to give it to her as a present. Touching the locket triggers a shared flashback to the American Civil War, after which Ethan awakens at his home. Macon disapproves of their love and fondness of each other, and conspires with Ethan's family friend, Amma, to keep the two separated. Ethan continues to pursue Lena until she confesses that she and her family are "casters" capable of performing magical spells that change the weather or create illusions. On her sixteenth birthday, Lena's true nature will steer her towards either the light or the dark; Lena fears the latter, as it entails being consumed by evil and hurting those she loves. Ethan and her family insist she is responsible for her own choices and reassure her that she is a good person.
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