Betty Blue (1986) ( 37°2 le matin ) ( 37.2 Degrees in the Morning )

Betty Blue (1986) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$33.99

Original Title: 37°2 le matin
Alternate Title: 37.2 Degrees in the Morning
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Ceasar Awards
Golden Globes
Montreal World Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Linear PCM )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
306 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Alternative Footage
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Uncut

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Jean-Jacques Beineix

Written By:
Philippe Djian
Jean-Jacques Beineix

Actors:
Jean-Hugues Anglade ..... Zorg
Beatrice Dalle ..... Betty
Gérard Darmon ..... Eddy
Consuelo De Haviland ..... Lisa
Clémentine Célarié ..... Annie
Jacques Mathou ..... Bob
Vincent Lindon ..... Richard le jeune policier
Jean-Pierre Bisson ..... Le commissaire (complete version)
Dominique Pinon ..... Le dealer/Dope dealer (complete version)
Bernard Hug ..... (complete version)
Claude Aufaure ..... Le médecin
Louis Bellanti ..... Mario
Dominique Besnehard ..... Client pizzeria
Raoul Billerey ..... Le vieux policier

Synopsis:

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and Zorg are not having wild and uninhibited sex (and joyously traipsing around naked), Zorg is writing his novel, an unpublished masterwork that Betty discovers and vehemently champions.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.

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.

Zorg is a handyman working in France, maintaining and looking after a collection of beach bungalows. He lives a quiet and peaceful life, working diligently and writing in his spare time. One day Betty walks into his life, a young woman who is as beautiful as she is wild and unpredictable. Suddenly, Betty's wild manners start to get out of control. Zorg sees the woman he loves slowly going insane. When their relationship turns to the worst, can his love prevail?

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 11 April, 2021.