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Betty Blue (Uncut)
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A perceptive view of mental illness,or porn?
Review date: 2008-11-13 Rating: 10 out of 10
Don't watch this if you are easily offended-lashings of nudity(both male and female) and realistic sex scenes abound.
It's about the relationship between a couple,and as it disintergrates,the unhinging of the female half of the couple.Beatrice Dalle is both gorgeous and a great actor,and the photography and soundtrack are fine. Well worth a watch for the open-minded viewer.
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Reviews
Love's Roller Coaster
Review date: 2006-01-01 Rating: 8 out of 10
"Betty Blue" is never less than captivating from start to finish. The film is a love story about two misfits who become soul mates; Zorg is an unambitious handyman with ambitions to become a writer, while Betty is a beautiful , but mentally disturbed waitress with a violent streak. Their love affair develops as they move from the coast first to Paris and then to a village in the mountains. The acting and characterisation is superb as is the storyline and cinematography . "Betty Blue" captures the essence of the roller coaster ride of deep obsessional love ; the powerful sense of profound vitality and purpose mixed with anxiety and despair at the prospect of it's loss. My only criticism of the film would be that I thought it was a little overlong at three hours, although it was never boring, and the end was a bit harrowing too. "Betty Blue" was groundbreaking in its day with regards to the copious amount of nudity and the ,ammm, very realistic sex scenes displayed in the film. So don't watch it you find that offensive.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Clémentine Célarié
Béatrice Dalle
Gérard Darmon
Consuelo De Haviland
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Creators:
Jean-Hugues Anglade (Primary Contributor)
Béatrice Dalle (Primary Contributor)
Jean-François Robin (Cinematographer)
Jean-Jacques Beineix (Producer)
Jean-Jacques Beineix (Writer)
Marie-Aimée Debril (Editor)
Monique Prim (Editor)
Claudie Ossard (Producer)
Philippe Djian (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Columbia
Manufacturer: Columbia
EAN: 9317731017117
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2005-03-23
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 175 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: French (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)