Greece / Nov 26, 1997 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Thomas Chabrol | Schwartz |
| Pierre Martot | Frédéric |
| Yves Verhoeven | Philippe |
| Henri Attal | Un client du Trou |
| Brigitte Chamarande | Odette |
| Raoul Curet | Le notaire |
| Julie Marboeuf | Elda |
| Jean-Marc Roulot | Florent |
| Antoine Blanquefort | |
| Gilbert Melki | Le barman du Trou |
| Mélanie Blatt | Thérèse |
| Pierre-François Dumeniaud | |
| Coco Bakonyi | |
| Emmanuelle Bataille | |
| Geoffroy Boutan | |
| Jacques Brunet | |
| Patrick Burgel |
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Betty |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | CED Productions, MK2 Films, France 3 Cinéma |
| Release date | 19 febbraio 1992 |
| Production | Marin Karmitz |
| Writer | Georges Simenon, Claude Chabrol |
| Editing | Monique Fardoulis |
| Cinematography | Bernard Zitzermann |
| Assistant directors | Cécile Maistre-Chabrol, Alain Wermus, Claude Chabrol |
| Camera operators | Bernard Zitzermann |
| Additional photography | Bernard Zitzermann |
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| Production design | Françoise Benoît-Fresco, Eric Viellerobe |
| Art direction | Françoise Benoît-Fresco, Eric Viellerobe |
| Set decoration | Eric Viellerobe, Françoise Benoît-Fresco |
| Music | Matthieu Chabrol, Maurice Gilbert, Jean-Bernard Thomasson |
| Sound | Maurice Gilbert, Jean-Bernard Thomasson, Matthieu Chabrol |
| Costume design | Yves Saint Laurent, Christine Guégan, Michel Demonteix, Stéphanie Lemaire, Jean-Marc Maniatis, Lydia Pujols |
| Makeup | Michel Demonteix, Lydia Pujols, Stéphanie Lemaire, Jean-Marc Maniatis, Yves Saint Laurent, Christine Guégan |
| Hairstyling | Michel Demonteix, Stéphanie Lemaire, Jean-Marc Maniatis, Lydia Pujols, Yves Saint Laurent, Christine Guégan |
Release dates
Premiere
Argentina / Nov 11, 2009 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
Limited release
Belgium / Jun 18, 1992 / Gent
Theatrical release
France / Feb 19, 1992 / U
United States / Feb 19, 1992
Germany / Jul 09, 1992
Digital
France / Feb 14, 2021 / Netflix
South Korea / Nov 02, 2021 / 19
Physical media
France / Oct 16, 2002
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