Betty Blue (1986) - Jean-Jacques Beineix
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37°2 le matin aka Betty Blue (1986) - Jean-Jacques Beineix [amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK]
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37°2 le matin, released 1986, is a French film, released in the United Kingdom and United States under the title Betty Blue. It was directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix and starred Béatrice Dalle as Betty.
The film was based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Philippe Djian.
The film received both a BAFTA and Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986, as well as winning a César Award for Best Poster. Nearly twenty years after its release, it was on the list of Roger Ebert's most hated films.
He said of the film: Betty Blue, a movie about "Béatrice Dalle's boobs and behind, and everything else is just what happens in between the scenes where she displays them...." . --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Blue [Nov 2005]
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