Betty Blue (1986)
(37°2 le matin)
Country: FR
Technical: col 120m
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Cast: Béatrice Dalle, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Consuelo de Haviland
Synopsis:
A handyman and would-be writer meets a beautiful but unstable woman, who supports him with his writing but becomes violent and enraged when others do not believe in him equally.
Review:
The epitome of cinéma du look, a psychological case study in amour fou but without analysis or identification. Beineix pours on shots of sunsets and passing boats and the thing drags on for nearly two hours from one hysteric high point to the next. For all that, he draws committed performances from his young leads, which is to say they get it on a lot, and there is the odd moment of quirky humour.
(37°2 le matin)
Country: FR
Technical: col 120m
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Cast: Béatrice Dalle, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Consuelo de Haviland
Synopsis:
A handyman and would-be writer meets a beautiful but unstable woman, who supports him with his writing but becomes violent and enraged when others do not believe in him equally.
Review:
The epitome of cinéma du look, a psychological case study in amour fou but without analysis or identification. Beineix pours on shots of sunsets and passing boats and the thing drags on for nearly two hours from one hysteric high point to the next. For all that, he draws committed performances from his young leads, which is to say they get it on a lot, and there is the odd moment of quirky humour.
(37°2 le matin)
Country: FR
Technical: col 120m
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Cast: Béatrice Dalle, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Consuelo de Haviland
Synopsis:
A handyman and would-be writer meets a beautiful but unstable woman, who supports him with his writing but becomes violent and enraged when others do not believe in him equally.
Review:
The epitome of cinéma du look, a psychological case study in amour fou but without analysis or identification. Beineix pours on shots of sunsets and passing boats and the thing drags on for nearly two hours from one hysteric high point to the next. For all that, he draws committed performances from his young leads, which is to say they get it on a lot, and there is the odd moment of quirky humour.