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{{Short description|1992 film by Claude Chabrol}}
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|name =Betty | name = Betty
|image = Betty Claude Chabrol.jpg | image = Betty Claude Chabrol.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
⚫ |director =]
|based on = "Betty", by ] | director = ]
⚫ | writer = Claude Chabrol
|producer =]
| based_on = {{based on|''Betty''|]}}
⚫ |released ={{film date|1992|df=yes}}
|music =] | producer = ]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
⚫ |runtime = 103 min
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|country = France<ref name="Betty by Claude Chabrol">{{cite news|title=Betty|publisher=Le Figaro|url= http://scope.lefigaro.fr/cinema/film/drame/e-c27567--betty/static/|author=}}</ref>
* ]

|starring = ], ], ] * ]
* Yves Lambrecht
* ]
* ]
}}
| cinematography = Bernard Zitzermann
| editing = Monique Fardoulis
| music = Matthieu Chabrol
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* MK2 Productions
* CED Productions
* ]
* ]
}}
| distributor = MK2 Diffusion
⚫ | released = {{film date|df=yes|1992|2|19|France}}
⚫ | runtime = 103 minutes
| country = France<ref>{{cite news|title=Betty|newspaper=]|url=http://scope.lefigaro.fr/cinema/film/drame/e-c27567--betty/static/|access-date=2011-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008155807/http://scope.lefigaro.fr/cinema/film/drame/e-c27567--betty/static/|archive-date=2011-10-08}}</ref>
| language = French
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'''''Betty''''' is a ] movie directed by ] based on the homonymous novel by ]. It was first released in France in 1992.<ref name="Betty">{{cite news|title=Betty|publisher=The New York Times|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/131203/Betty/overview|author=Janet Maslin}}</ref> '''''Betty''''' is a 1992 French ] film written and directed by ], based on the 1961 novel of the same title by ]. The film stars ] and ], with ], Yves Lambrecht, ] and ]. It was released in France on 19 February 1992 by MK2 Diffusion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/9654/betty|title=Betty de Claude Chabrol (1992)|language=fr|publisher=]|access-date=13 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219132132/https://en.unifrance.org/movie/9654/betty|archive-date=19 December 2019}}</ref>


==Plot== ==Plot==
Betty (]), a young alcoholic woman, is caught cold while cheating on her bourgeois husband. Wasting no time, he and his family arrange a quick divorce settlement, ousting her from home and keeping her away from the two children the couple have. One night she ends up in a restaurant called Le Trou (The Hole), where she meets Laure (]), an older woman, an alcoholic herself. Laure decides to take care of Betty after hearing the heart-breaking stories of her being a victim of a rich and ruthless society. Betty receives care and friendship from Laure, who's in a relationship with Mario (]), the restaurant's owner. The envy toward Laure for Mario grows each day and will drive Betty to artfully contrive the means to conquer her new friend's lover. Laure realizes she has made a mistake by trusting her new friend and things soon begin to tremble between them. Betty's true colors are now visible and she sees her life at a point of no return, as she selfishly stomped on the last chance she had been given to be a better person.<ref name="At The Movies">{{cite news|title=At The Movies|publisher=The New York Times|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/27/movies/at-the-movies.html|author=Lawrence Van Gelder|date=27 December 1991}}</ref> Betty, a young alcoholic woman, is caught while cheating on her bourgeois husband. Wasting no time, he and his family arrange a quick divorce settlement, ousting her from home and keeping her away from the two children the couple have. One night she ends up in a restaurant called Le Trou (The Hole), where she meets Laure, an older woman, an alcoholic herself. Laure decides to take care of Betty after hearing the heart-breaking stories of her being a victim of her husband's rich and ruthless high society family. Betty receives care and friendship from Laure, who's in a relationship with Mario, the restaurant's owner. Betty's envy toward Laure, especially regarding her relationship with Mario, grows each day and eventually drives Betty to contrive the means to conquer her new friend's lover. Laure realizes she has made a mistake by trusting Betty, and things soon begin to fall apart between them. Betty's true colors are now visible and she sees her life at a point of no return, as she has selfishly stomped on the last chance she had of being a better person.


==Cast== ==Cast==
* ] - Betty Etamble * ] as Betty Etamble
* ] - Laure * ] as Laure Levaucher
* {{ill|fr|Jean-François Garreaud}} - Mario * ] as Mario
* Yves Lambrecht - Guy Etamble * Yves Lambrecht as Guy Etamble
* ] - Madame Etamble * ] as Madame Etamble
* ] - Le médecin * ] as Bernard
* Nathalie Kousnetzoff as Odile Etamble
* {{ill|fr|Pierre Martot}} - Frédéric * Pierre Martot as Frédéric Etamble
* ] - Schwartz
* ] - Philippe * ] as Schwartz
* ] as Philippe
* Jacques Brunet as Le médecin
* ]


==Reception== ==Reception==
Journalist Lawrence O'Toole from ] defined Marie Trintignant's performance "Smashing". EW's vote was a B+.<ref name="Betty, by Lawrence O'Toole">{{cite news|title=Video Review: "Betty"|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304553,00.html|author=Lawrence O'Toole|date=18 November 1994}}</ref> In the ] Roger Ebert describes the film as a story of intertwined surprises, a film that doesn't have a plot per-se. The story is a chain reaction of events as this is the story of a woman who keeps tripping in her own faults and reckless behavior.<ref name="Betty, by Roger Ebert">{{cite news|title=Betty, by Roger Ebert|publisher=The Chicago Sun Times|url= http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19931001/REVIEWS/310010301/1023|author=Roger Ebert}}</ref> Megan Rosenfeld, staff writer at The Washington Post, appears to have found Marie Trintignant's performance a tad empty besides the contribution she gives to the movie through her beauty.<ref name="Betty, by Megan Rosenfeld">{{cite news|title=Betty, by Megan Rosenfeld|publisher=The Washington Post|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/bettynrrosenfeld_a09e4c.htm|author=Megan Rosenfeld|date=15 September 1993}}</ref> ] of '']'' rated ''Betty'' a B+, praising Trintignant's "smashing performance" and calling the film "Disturbing, compelling, and very smart stuff."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Video Review: "Betty"|magazine=] |url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304553,00.html|last=O'Toole|first=Lawrence|author-link=Lawrence O'Toole (journalist)|date=18 November 1994|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520001522/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304553,00.html|archive-date=20 May 2007}}</ref> In the '']'', ] noted that the film "creates an entirely different order of suspense from the ordinary 'suspense' film. Watching it, in the same week I saw two conventional Hollywood 'thrillers', was like being invited to participate with the depths of my mind instead of just the shallow surface."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Betty |newspaper=] |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/betty-1993 |date=1 October 1993 |access-date=13 June 2023 |via=]}}</ref> ] of the '']'', in addition to praising the performances of Trintignant and Audran, described ''Betty'' as "one of the most well-behavedly bone-chilling horror stories of all time".<ref>{{cite book |last=Simon |first=John |author-link=John Simon (critic) |url=https://archive.org/details/johnsimononfilmc0000simo/page/386/mode/2up |title=John Simon on Film: Criticism, 1982–2001 |publisher=] |year=2005 |page=387 |isbn=978-1-5578-3507-9 |url-access=registration}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:53, 21 December 2024

1992 film by Claude Chabrol

Betty
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClaude Chabrol
Written byClaude Chabrol
Based onBetty
by Georges Simenon
Produced byMarin Karmitz
Starring
CinematographyBernard Zitzermann
Edited byMonique Fardoulis
Music byMatthieu Chabrol
Production
companies
Distributed byMK2 Diffusion
Release date
  • 19 February 1992 (1992-02-19) (France)
Running time103 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Betty is a 1992 French psychological drama film written and directed by Claude Chabrol, based on the 1961 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. The film stars Marie Trintignant and Stéphane Audran, with Jean-François Garreaud, Yves Lambrecht, Christiane Minazzoli and Pierre Vernier. It was released in France on 19 February 1992 by MK2 Diffusion.

Plot

Betty, a young alcoholic woman, is caught while cheating on her bourgeois husband. Wasting no time, he and his family arrange a quick divorce settlement, ousting her from home and keeping her away from the two children the couple have. One night she ends up in a restaurant called Le Trou (The Hole), where she meets Laure, an older woman, an alcoholic herself. Laure decides to take care of Betty after hearing the heart-breaking stories of her being a victim of her husband's rich and ruthless high society family. Betty receives care and friendship from Laure, who's in a relationship with Mario, the restaurant's owner. Betty's envy toward Laure, especially regarding her relationship with Mario, grows each day and eventually drives Betty to contrive the means to conquer her new friend's lover. Laure realizes she has made a mistake by trusting Betty, and things soon begin to fall apart between them. Betty's true colors are now visible and she sees her life at a point of no return, as she has selfishly stomped on the last chance she had of being a better person.

Cast

Reception

Lawrence O'Toole of Entertainment Weekly rated Betty a B+, praising Trintignant's "smashing performance" and calling the film "Disturbing, compelling, and very smart stuff." In the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert noted that the film "creates an entirely different order of suspense from the ordinary 'suspense' film. Watching it, in the same week I saw two conventional Hollywood 'thrillers', was like being invited to participate with the depths of my mind instead of just the shallow surface." John Simon of the National Review, in addition to praising the performances of Trintignant and Audran, described Betty as "one of the most well-behavedly bone-chilling horror stories of all time".

References

  1. "Betty". Le Figaro. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. "Betty de Claude Chabrol (1992)" (in French). Unifrance. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. O'Toole, Lawrence (18 November 1994). "Video Review: "Betty"". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007.
  4. Ebert, Roger (1 October 1993). "Betty". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via RogerEbert.com.
  5. Simon, John (2005). John Simon on Film: Criticism, 1982–2001. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 387. ISBN 978-1-5578-3507-9.

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Films directed by Claude Chabrol


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