Stars: Beatrice Dalle, Gerard Darmon, Consuelo De Havilland, Jean-Hugues Anglade

Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix

Summary: Based on the story '37.2 Le Matin' by Philippe Dijan, which tells of a sexy young woman's attempts to get her boyfriend's literary skills recognised. Their adventures begin when they head for Paris. Grand Prize winner at the 10th Montreaux Film Festival. Adult drama. Subtitled.

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Sex and sunlight are on ample display in Betty Blue, director Jean-Jacques Beineix's passionate look at mad love. (Every French director is contractually required to make at least one movie about l'amour fou.)

It begins at the seashore, where handyman and failed novelist Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade) has his life electrified by Betty, a woman whose sense of abandon frequently tips over into the pathological. This was the role that introduced gap-toothed, voluptuous Beatrice Dalle to the world, and neither Dalle nor the world has ever quite recovered. Traces of Beineix's precious Divaare still present, though this is a darker and more memorable ride, especially in the three-hour "version integrale" that restores an hour of footage. Its copious nude scenes are a drawing card, but stick around for the age-old alchemy of life translated into art. Gabriel Yared's score is a favourite of movie-soundtrack mavens, especially its haunting piano theme.-- Robert Horton

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	French
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1986
Release Date:	January 1, 2005
Runtime:	178 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 29353
Keywords:	Blue, Language, Subtitled, Betty, French, Original, Ost, Soundtrack
Genre:	Drama