Betty Blue (1986) on Netflix
Zorg tends wooden beach houses at Gruissan, a seaside resort, and writes a novel in his spare time. He meets Betty, a volatile 19-year-old, and they begin an affair.
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Plot summary
Zorg is a handyman at Gruissan, a seaside resort on France's Mediterranean coast, looking after wooden beach houses and writing in his spare time. He meets Betty, an impulsive 19-year-old with a volatile temper, and the two start a passionate affair in a shack he has borrowed. During a row she tears the place apart. Afterward she comes upon his first novel in manuscript form, reads it in a single sitting, and is convinced he is a genius. A further quarrel with his boss follows, and she clears out the shack before setting it alight. The couple leave for the Paris suburbs and move into a hotel run by Lisa, Betty's friend. Betty types up Zorg's novel and sends it to publishers. They meet Lisa's boyfriend Eddy and find work at his pizzeria.
Cast
- Catherine D'Atas Client de la pizzeria
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Betty Blue (1986)
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- During the making of Betty Blue, leads Jean-Hugues Anglade and Béatrice Dalle flirted constantly and their relationship went far beyond a professional collaboration, according to director Jean-Jacques Beineix, who said the pair lived an extraordinary story.
