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Betty Blue, released in France as 37°2 le matin, is a 1986 drama and romance film written, directed, and produced by Jean-Jacques Beineix, based on a work by Philippe Djian. Set and filmed in Marseille, it stars Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Vincent Lindon, and Dominique Pinon, with a score by Gabriel Yared. It was produced by Gaumont and Cargo Films and distributed by Gaumont and Netflix.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and the César Award for Best Actress. Unrated, it ran 120 minutes, earned 2,003,822 at the box office, and had 5 wins and 12 nominations in total.
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7.2A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.
Cast
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as Zorg
- Béatrice Dalle as Betty
- Gérard Darmon as Eddy
- Consuelo De Haviland as Lisa
- Clémentine Célarié as Annie
- Jacques Mathou as Bob
Themes
- self-destruction
- kiss
- mental breakdown
- self-inflicted injury
- borderline personality disorder
- femme fatale
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
24,663 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Unrated
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 12 nominations total
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Key facts
- French
- 37°2 le matin
- Directed by
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Screenplay by
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Based on
- 37°2 le matin , by Philippe Djian
- Produced by
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Starring
- Jean-Hugues Anglade Béatrice Dalle Gérard Darmon Consuelo de Haviland Clémentine Célarié Jacques Mathou Vincent Lindon
- Cinematography
- Jean-François Robin
- Edited by
- Monique Prim
- Music by
- Gabriel Yared
- Production companies
- Constellation Productions Cargo Films
- Distributed by
- Gaumont Distribution
- Release date
- 9 April 1986 ( 1986-04-09 )
- Running time
- 120 minutes 185 minutes (director's cut)
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Box office
- $2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Screenwriter
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Composer
- Gabriel Yared
- Producer
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Production company
- Gaumont
- Narrative location
- Marseille
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 835176
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1986-04-09
- executive producer
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- title
- 37°2 le matin
- distributed by
- Netflix
- different from
- Betty Blue
- after a work by
- Philippe Djian
- review score
- 78%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
Betty Blue (French: 37°2 le matin, lit. '37.2° in the Morning') is a 1986 French erotic psychological drama film written and directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, based on the 1985 novel 37°2 le matin by Philippe Djian. The film stars Jean-Hugues Anglade and Béatrice Dalle. It was the eighth highest-grossing film of 1986 in France.
The film received both a BAFTA Award and Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1987.
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