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Betty Blue

1986, Movie, R, 120 mins

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Jean-Jacques Beineix's attempt to combine the energetic high-gloss finish of his debut feature, DIVA, with the raw poetic intensity of MOON IN THE GUTTER, ends up as an inconsistent and unsatisfying tale of amour fou and literary ambition. Dalle embarks on a personal crusade to get her lover's (Anglade) novel published, but has a pretty hard time dealing with rejection notices. Eventually she starts hearing voices, and is finally driven to poke out her own eye. Anglade, best... read more leave a comment
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Betty Blue is quintessential French cinema material, an uninhibited and tumultuous story of an obsessive relationship that descends into madness. When it premiered in 1986, the film gained notoriety for its full-frontal nudity and explicit sex. With audience members questioning if the sex scenes were simulated or not, the word-of-mouth buzz helped drive it to box-office success. Based on a novel by Philippe Djian, it has become a cult classic for its mercurial characters, bohemian sexuality and descent into 'amour fou. Betty Blue: The Director's Cut, never screened in US theatres, features an additional hour of footage. >More
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Posted: 7/23/2009
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Betty Blue is quintessential French cinema material, an uninhibited and tumultuous story of an obsessive relationship that descends into madness. When it premiered in 1986, the film gained notoriety for its full-frontal nudity and explicit sex. With audience members questioning if the sex scenes were simulated or not, the word-of-mouth buzz helped drive it to box-office success. Based on a novel by Philippe Djian, it has become a cult classic for its mercurial characters, bohemian sexuality and descent into amour fou. Betty Blue: The Director s Cut, never screened in US theatres, features an additional hour of footage.
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Posted: 7/4/2009
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Year: 1986
Rated R

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Cast
Beatrice Dalle: Betty
Jean-Hugues Anglade: Zorg
Consuelo de Haviland: Lisa
Gerard Darmon: Eddy
Clementine Celarie: Annie
Jacques Mathou: Bob

 

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