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Actors: Jean Hugues-Anglade, Beatrice Dalle, Gerard Damon, Consuelo De Haviland
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Betty Blue |
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Zorg's life as a handyman repairing bungalows on the French Riviera is pleasant and relaxed until gorgeous, wild, and unpredictable Betty steps into his life. Suddenly he has passion and fabulous sex. When he loses his job they move and she gets work as a waitress. She discovers he has been working on a book and persuades him to submit it for publication, but each time it is rejected she flies into a thunderous rage. Over time, we witness the inability of Zorg's love and devotion to save Betty as she descends into total mental collapse. This 1986 Jean-Jacques Beineix film, based on Philippe Djian's reportedly autobiographical novel (the French title is "37.2 Degrees in the Morning"), is beautiful, stylish, erotic, and ultimately an emotional stunner. In her film debut at age 21, delectable Beatrice Dalle is a force of nature.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Betty Blue |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Lover is...
- physically ill or deformed
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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