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Betty Blue

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As well as being one of the all-time erotic classics (and I mean "erotic" rather than "pornographic") this is simply a fantastic drama, poignant and harrowing, funny and sad. Betty Blue is one of my top 200 films of all time and while it has its limits and its faults (it does sag a little in middle) it remains a powerful piece of work about living with crazy people and how easily good times can slip in to bad. My friend says he thinks the whole movie is in Zorg's mind, and the boiling pot at the beginning and the end brings the story together for this point. Bouts of frenzied sex (this is one of those films that briefly caused a scandal as the sex was probably real) seem to provide only temporary relief; what is inside must eventually erupt into the world, and this creates a tension that provides the film with focus even through its more langurous passages, the moments of calm within the storm. It had been a week now that I'd been spending my mornings in the sun, squinting like some happy idiot - a week now since I'd met Betty.

However, having a bit of distance from a subject is not a bad thing and they’ve written some pacey, witty dialogue that captures the spirit of the times without paying undue reverence to the movie. Why should any woman deny herself the pleasure of feeling good about themselves because men can’t control themselves? Was honestly surprised at the tone/quality of Sarah Lancashires voice, I remember her from the Raquel days, she was fantastic and the interaction between the cast was brilliant.It’s not sexy at all, but it is one of those moments in a relationship that would still make you laugh even years later. If you’re thinking of visiting this show, bear in mind that it’s not supposed to be a modern, commercial, appealling to the mindless masses kind of show.

A 185-minute director's cut debuted in 2000 with the extra hour allowing Betty's descent into madness to take up more space and her pursuit of motherhood to get more screen time. Most are press and media only for publicity purposes sent either prior or at the time of the films release for publicity purposes, or for the films first video releases from the 1980s, or for press articles related to the directors.

I came to the IMDb message board for Betty Blue because I wanted to see if anyone else thought the movie was in Zorg's mind.

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