37°2 Le Matin

English Title:	Betty Blue
Year:	1986
Country:	France
Language:	French
Genre:	Romance, Drama
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	8.7 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	5 Have Seen


Director	Jean-Jacques Beineix
Selected Cast	Jean-Hughes Anglade
	Béatrice Dalle
	Gérard Darmon
	Clémentine Célarié

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD Box Set

37°2 Le Matin - M6 Vidéo - France (2006)

DVD

Betty Blue - Madman - Australia

Blu-ray

Betty Blue - Umbrella Entertainment - Australia (2011)

Comments and Reviews


Magic Marmalade 1st Apr 2023		Rated 9/10 Classic French romantic tragedy. Along with the nineties': Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt) a movie from a non-English speaking country which transcended national boundaries, and punched through into a broader International consciousness... And like Lola, the poster alone became an iconic emblem of the time every bit as much as the movie itself. And while in this case, it's prime selling point that brought it to the wider audience was the rather, um... - if perhaps graphic would be the wrong word to use on it's own, then maybe illustrative -matter of fact sex scenes right from the first shot, which reputationally, have rather overshadowed the substance of a great, and haunting movie with a tragic, brilliant story. Jean-Hughes Anglade's Zorg, is a bit of a drifting, easy going wannbe writer, bumming along from menial job to menial job with all his dreams always in the never never land of tomorow, or some way down the road. He happens to have scored (to use the common vernacular) big time, in hooking up with the feisty, intense Betty, played by Béatrice Dalle, who seems to complete his vision of a free and easy life of sun, sand, sex and fun. So far, so good. ...Except, Betty's zest and intensity reveal themselves to be more than just a lust for life, and a reasonable passion for Zorg, for as their relationship develops, and Zorg begins to unconsciously fall for and accept Betty as a more permanent fixture in his life, she becomes more obsessive about him, and cajoling in trying to make him more of a doer than a dreamer, pushing him to get his work published, and abandon his more itinerant lifestyle... and her methods become gradually more extreme and eye-brow raising. Fr what transpires is that she is labouring under the heavy dark could of a growing storm of profound mental illness, which Zorg, is now emotionally obliged to try to assuage, and try to save Betty, or at least manage her, because now he loves her. It becomes a tough, but hauntingly beautiful watch the further in you get, as what began as fun, and joyous in seeing a burgeoning youthful love affair becomes a dark, and tragic relationship. So, if you can get past the opening sex-bout, and concentrate on the story therafter, you have an all-time classic tragedy, as well as a quite important movie from the late eighties, and as well as the movie itself, the simple, devastating piano theme will stay lodged in your head and haunt you long after the film is over. Simply brilliant. (Great poster too! :) 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?



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