Betty Blue (1986)

Original title

37°2 le matin

Directed by

Jean-Jacques Beineix

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

France

Runtime

2h

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 473 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman named Betty moves in with her boyfriend Zorg, a handyman and aspiring writer. As their relationship deepens, Betty's emotional instability grows more extreme, leading to a turbulent and obsessive love story.

passionateintenseunpredictableemotionalslow-burneroticmelancholicvisceral

What happens

Betty Blue (French: 37°2 le matin, lit. '37.2° in the Morning') is a 1986 French erotic psychological drama film written and directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, based on the 1985 novel 37°2 le matin by Philippe Djian. The film stars Jean-Hugues Anglade and Béatrice Dalle. It was the eighth highest-grossing film of 1986 in France. The film received both a BAFTA Award and Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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