Betty Blue

About Betty Blue

A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.

Jean-Jacques Beineix's Betty Blue is a 1986 romance film. Its themes are femme fatale, kiss, mental breakdown, and self-destruction.

Jean-Hugues Anglade appears as Zorg, Béatrice Dalle as Betty, Gérard Darmon as Eddy, and Consuelo De Haviland as Lisa. Released in April 1986, it runs 120 minutes.

The screenplay is by Jean-Jacques Beineix. American members can watch it on Criterion Channel.

Smile 2 and Near Dark make useful companions to Betty Blue, all filed under self-inflicted injury. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 483 votes and it carries a NR rating.