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Beatrice Dalle, Clémentine Célarié, Consuelo De Haviland, Dominique Pinon, Gérard Darmon, Jacques Mathou, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Vincent Lindon
Zorg is a handyman working in France, maintaining and looking after the bungalows. He lives a quiet and peaceful life, working diligently and writing in his spare time. One day Betty walks into his li...( read more
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A true french masterpiece, like I've said many times before insanity is gold in film. Bettys fall from a beautiful confident woman to a self mutilating lesser version of herself is heartbreaking to watch, throw in an unconventional love story and there's you masterpiece people.
I watched this with my brother so yeah, could have done without all the nude scenes! That aside, it was unpredictable and the colors/set designs were really something to see. I'm pretty sure this was my first exposure to French arthouse. Beatrice Dalle is really something, pla...( read more)
Oh, this is one infamous film. To me it is not so much about love, but obsession, and at it's end it leaves nothing but an expression of cynical nihilism. This was more sad to me than the self-destructive characters peopling the created world.
Unbelievably grim but archetypal doomed romance movie that reeks of French arthouse. Beautiful to look at, and Beatrice Dalle is both captivating and heartbreaking as the deeply troubled Betty.
wow! both the main actor and actress deserved an award for outstanding performance.. they really make this movie comes alive.. although the story was kinda crazy, I was totally attracted with the performance towards the end of it.. definitely deserved an oscar!
