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Betty (1992)

Betty poster
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 63 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman named Betty struggles with her past and her troubled marriage. She is taken in by a wealthy older woman at a hotel, where their uneasy relationship unfolds.

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What happens

Betty is a 1992 French psychological drama film written and directed by Claude Chabrol, based on the 1961 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. The film stars Marie Trintignant and Stéphane Audran, with Jean-François Garreaud, Yves Lambrecht, Christiane Minazzoli and Pierre Vernier. It was released in France on 19 February 1992 by MK2 Diffusion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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