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Sex and sunlight are on ample display in Betty Blue, director Jean-Jacques Beineix's passionate look at mad love. (Every French director is contractually required to make at least one movie about l'amour fou.) It begins at the seashore, where handyman and failed novelist Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade) has his life electrified by Betty, a woman whose sense of abandon frequently tips over into the pathological. This was the role that introduced gap-toothed, voluptuous Beatrice Dalle to the world, and neither Dalle nor the world has ever quite recovered. Traces of Beineix's preciousDiva are still present, though this is a darker and more memorable ride, especially in the three-hour "version integrale" that restores an hour of footage. Its copious nude scenes are a drawing card, but stick around for the age-old alchemy of life translated into art. Gabriel Yared's score is a favorite of movie-soundtrack mavens, especially its haunting piano theme. --Robert Horton
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A Shocking And Offbeat Story Of Two French Lovers, Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade) And Betty (Beatrice Dalle), Who Fall Into A Deeply Erotic And All-Encompassing Relationship. Zorg Is A Simple Repairman In His Mid-Thirties Who Lives A Relatively Dull Life In A Remote, Weathered Shack Until He Meets Betty, A Sexy, Mercurial Younger Woman Who Challenges His Way Of Thinking And Forces Him To Change His Life. When Betty And Zorg Are Not Having Wild And Uninhibited Sex (And Joyously Traipsing Around Naked), Zorg Is Writing His Novel, An Unpublished Masterwork That Betty Discovers And Vehemently Champions. Betty, Prone To Violent Fits Of Passionate Rage, Attacks Zorg'S Boss And Burns Their Shack Down, Leaving Zorg No Choice But To Join Her On A Series Of Spirited Adventures. They Move In With Betty'S Best Friend And Her Boyfriend And For A Brief Time Live A Happy Bohemian Lifestyle, Wild And Crazy In Love. But As The Film Progresses, Betty'S Mental Illness Becomes More Apparent, She Lives In A Fitful Manic World Of Passionate Highs And Lows While Zorg Desperately Attempts To Coddle And Comfort Her. Finally, The Lovers Start Over In A Dreamy Rural Town, Hoping To Live A Normal Life, But Betty'S Fantasy World Encroaches On Her Reality As She Slowly Spirals Out Of Control In This Intense Story Of Love And Lust, Based On The Novel By Philippe Djian.
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By K. Gordon
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Format:Blu-ray
I'm not in the extreme on this, in that I enjoyed the original cut,
but I think the longer cut is both richer and more haunting.
But in any case, it seems absurd to bring out a blu-ray that
doesn't at least have the choice of both. (Same thing with
the recent 'Brazil' blu-ray).
When the director's preferred original vision has long been available
it just seems wrong for the only blu-ray to not contain that. If you
want to give me the original cut too, and let me compare, terrific!
(As Criterion did on their great 'Fanny and Alexander' set)
But if you have to pick only one, it's not the one the film-maker
dislikes!
but I think the longer cut is both richer and more haunting.
But in any case, it seems absurd to bring out a blu-ray that
doesn't at least have the choice of both. (Same thing with
the recent 'Brazil' blu-ray).
When the director's preferred original vision has long been available
it just seems wrong for the only blu-ray to not contain that. If you
want to give me the original cut too, and let me compare, terrific!
(As Criterion did on their great 'Fanny and Alexander' set)
But if you have to pick only one, it's not the one the film-maker
dislikes!
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ne vous trompez pas j'adore ce film, c'est un des meilleurs que j'ai vu de ma vie, mais a quand la version longue de ce film en blu-ray, la version cinéma disponible en blu-ray est tronqué de 65 mins , pas 10 mins, ça c'est une heure de moins a ce chef-d'oeuvre. Bref excellent film, format parfait, version et longueur de merde.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This amazing and compelling story about two crazy kids (well, one might be a little crazier than the other) is availaible in a three hour director's cut on DVD in England. Some enterprising distributor should make it available here in the colonies as well. It is an unforgettable film about the pathology of obsessive love and creativity. You will long remember Zorg and Betty. I'm surprised someone hasn't turned it into a musical. It's very Sondheim.
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A flawed film that haunts me.
It's funny, on an 'objective' level this is a weaker film than
Beineix's 'Diva'. Indulgent (3 hours long! Read more
Beineix's 'Diva'. Indulgent (3 hours long! Read more
Published 16 months ago by K. Gordon
5.0 out of 5 stars
felicitation
Ce film ma profodement touché, il est digne d'un grand film francais.il y a 24 h que je l'ai vue et il ne me sort pas de la tete.
Je veus simplement dire wow bravo! Read more
Je veus simplement dire wow bravo! Read more
Published on Nov 7 2004 by pascal
5.0 out of 5 stars
psychiatry class
This film is about a woman with borderline personality disorder and his boyfriend Zorg
Published on July 15 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-own for french movie cinephiles
I picked this DVD up a while back, but was so used to seeing the original 2-hour version that I almost cringed when I paid for it. How much better could it be, right? Read more
Published on Mar 5 2004 by Greekfreak
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