Betty

1992 1h 43m FR

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 68

Drama

Synopsis

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A drunken, self-destructive woman called Betty wanders into a Parisian bar where she meets middle-aged alcoholic Laure. Laure decides to take care of Betty. Recovering in a hotel room, Betty begins to recount to Laure the story of her bourgeois life and her unhappy and unfaithful marriage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marie Trintignant
Betty Etamble
Stéphane Audran
Laure
Jean-François Garreaud
Mario
Yves Lambrecht
Guy Etamble
Christiane Minazzoli
Madame Etamble
Pierre Vernier
Le médecin
Nathalie Kousnetzoff
Odile
Thomas Chabrol
Schwartz

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Chabrol
Writers: Claude Chabrol
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Bernard Zitzermann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Matthieu Chabrol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Monique Fardoulis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Marie Trintignant and Stéphane Audran and Jean-François Garreaud carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Claude Chabrol directs. Bernard Zitzermann behind the camera. Matthieu Chabrol scores. Monique Fardoulis cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Bernard Zitzermann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Matthieu Chabrol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Monique Fardoulis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marie Trintignant and Stéphane Audran and Jean-François Garreaud carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0103800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.