Betty Blue (DVD)
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Betty Blue (French Title: 37°2 Le Matin) Is A Brutally Honest And Painful Drama About The Relationship Between Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade), A Mild-Mannered, Easy Going And Unambitious Young Man Who Writes Detective Novels In His Spare Time, And The Passionate, Beautiful And Wild Betty (Béatrice Dalle). It Is A Loose Adaptation Of A Book By Philippe Djian. The French Title, Loosely Translated As '37.2°C In The Morning' Supposedly Refers To The Body Temperature In The Morning Of Someone With A Slight Fever Which May Become A Real Fever By The End Of The Day.
Zorg Is Living In A Dilapidated House, Doing Odd Jobs For The Owner Of A Group Of Beach Bungalows (Claude Confortès). The Owner Does A Deal With Zorg: He Will Allow Betty To Live With Zorg (Rent Free) Provided He And Betty Repaint All The Bungalows For Nothing. When Betty Finds Out About The Deal, She Goes Completely Berserk And Burns The Whole House Down, So They Are Forced To Flee To A Riverside Hotel Owned By Betty's Friend Lisa (Consuelo De Haviland).
Betty Discovers That Zorg Has Written A Novel In His Spare Time. She Is Very Impressed When She Reads It And Is Determined To Get It Published So That Zorg Will Be Rich And Famous.
The Rest Of The Film Chronicles The Adventures Of The Two And The Friends They Meet Along The Way. These Include Lisa And Eddy (Gérard Darmon), As Well As The Albino Redhead Bob (Jacques Mathou) And His Nymphomaniac Wife Annie (Clémentine Célarié).Betty's Mental Health All The While Continues To Deteriorate, In The End With With Tragic Consequences.
The Version Of Betty Blue Released In 1986 Ran Just On Two Hours, And While It Gained Plenty Of Acclaim It Seemed Somewhat Rushed In Its Handling Of Betty'S Descent Into Insanity, Causing Many To Wonder Exactly What Had Triggered It. That Question Was Answered In 1991 With The Release Of Beineix'S Three-Hour 'Version Integrale' (Complete Version) That Massively Expanded Upon This Element Of The Story To Great Effect. The Longer Version Not Only Lets Us Get To Know Betty And Zorg More Closely, But Also Provides A Substantially Clearer Picture Both Of Betty'S Mental Deterioration And Of Zorg'S Inability To Accept It. It Is, Without A Doubt, The Definitive Version Of Betty Blue There'S No Point In Watching The Shorter Version, And This Has Been Reflected In The Fact That The Debut Dvd Release Of The Film Is The Complete 'Version Integrale'.
Betty Blue (DVD)
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Betty Blue (French Title: 37°2 Le Matin) Is A Brutally Honest And Painful Drama About The Relationship Between Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade), A Mild-Mannered, Easy Going And Unambitious Young Man Who Writes Detective Novels In His Spare Time, And The Passionate, Beautiful And Wild Betty (Béatrice Dalle). It Is A Loose Adaptation Of A Book By Philippe Djian. The French Title, Loosely Translated As '37.2°C In The Morning' Supposedly Refers To The Body Temperature In The Morning Of Someone With A Slight Fever Which May Become A Real Fever By The End Of The Day.
Zorg Is Living In A Dilapidated House, Doing Odd Jobs For The Owner Of A Group Of Beach Bungalows (Claude Confortès). The Owner Does A Deal With Zorg: He Will Allow Betty To Live With Zorg (Rent Free) Provided He And Betty Repaint All The Bungalows For Nothing. When Betty Finds Out About The Deal, She Goes Completely Berserk And Burns The Whole House Down, So They Are Forced To Flee To A Riverside Hotel Owned By Betty's Friend Lisa (Consuelo De Haviland).
Betty Discovers That Zorg Has Written A Novel In His Spare Time. She Is Very Impressed When She Reads It And Is Determined To Get It Published So That Zorg Will Be Rich And Famous.
The Rest Of The Film Chronicles The Adventures Of The Two And The Friends They Meet Along The Way. These Include Lisa And Eddy (Gérard Darmon), As Well As The Albino Redhead Bob (Jacques Mathou) And His Nymphomaniac Wife Annie (Clémentine Célarié).Betty's Mental Health All The While Continues To Deteriorate, In The End With With Tragic Consequences.
The Version Of Betty Blue Released In 1986 Ran Just On Two Hours, And While It Gained Plenty Of Acclaim It Seemed Somewhat Rushed In Its Handling Of Betty'S Descent Into Insanity, Causing Many To Wonder Exactly What Had Triggered It. That Question Was Answered In 1991 With The Release Of Beineix'S Three-Hour 'Version Integrale' (Complete Version) That Massively Expanded Upon This Element Of The Story To Great Effect. The Longer Version Not Only Lets Us Get To Know Betty And Zorg More Closely, But Also Provides A Substantially Clearer Picture Both Of Betty'S Mental Deterioration And Of Zorg'S Inability To Accept It. It Is, Without A Doubt, The Definitive Version Of Betty Blue There'S No Point In Watching The Shorter Version, And This Has Been Reflected In The Fact That The Debut Dvd Release Of The Film Is The Complete 'Version Integrale'.