Directed by:
Jean-Jacques BeineixScreenplay:
Jean-Jacques BeineixCinematography:
Jean-François RobinComposer:
Gabriel YaredCast:
Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo De Haviland, Clémentine Célarié, Jacques Mathou, Vincent Lindon, Jean-Pierre Bisson (more)VOD (2)
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When the easygoing would-be novelist Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade) meets the tempestuous Betty (Béatrice Dalle in a magnetic breakout performance) in a sunbaked French beach town, it’s the beginning of a whirlwind love affair that sees the pair turn their backs on conventional society in favor of the hedonistic pursuit of freedom, adventure, and carnal pleasure. But as the increasingly erratic Betty’s grip on reality begins to falter, Zorg finds himself willing to do things he never expected to protect both her fragile sanity and their tenuous existence. Adapted from the hit novel 37°2 le matin by Philippe Djian, Jean-Jacques Beineix’s art-house smash—presented here in its extended director’s cut—is a sexy, crazy, careening joyride of a romance that burns with the passion and beyond-all-reason fervor of all-consuming love. (Criterion)
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I didn't believe that a three-hour film could captivate me, but the duo presented here is so crazy that I couldn't resist them. Zorg and Betty have a destructive relationship. She's a madwoman, and it shows on her, and he can't forgive her. That's precisely why they experience a normal, albeit intense life that can only lead to tragedy, which is very well portrayed in the finale and resonates with the characters and their characteristics. The European approach really resonated with me here.
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