Betty Blue

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Charisma to Burn: Béatrice Dalle's Incandescent Debut in Betty Blue|The Current|The Criterion Collection At the very end of the movie, Zorg hears while he is writing alone in his kitchen "are you writing?" and he says "no, I am thinking". Zorg also looks very relaxed and fulfilled as though he had just finished his novel. If you’re thinking of visiting this show, bear in mind that it’s not supposed to be a modern, commercial, appealling to the mindless masses kind of show. It is a traditional book based musical. An excellent example of one at that. Growing up in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, in small town, Breathed, Ohio, which is a character all its own, Betty’s first person narrative is an intimate storytelling. She brings us right into the story, alongside her dear family, and this family? They have a loving father named Landon, a Cherokee storyteller who passes his gift on to Betty (and likewise to Tiffany, the author). Every story he shares is a glorious explanation of the way the world works. This humble, dear, vulnerable, loving father? I don’t think I could love a character more. Whether there was ever any intention on the part of Jean-Jacques Beineix to make a film about the struggles that women face every day I cannot answer, but he achieved this in the most colourful of ways. Betty Blue ultimately examines a problematic relationship between women’s perceived and experienced madness, demonstrating that style and substance can be inextricably bound—but it shouldn’t be. How Betty dressed, her sexual confidence and her no-nonsense attitude did not make her crazy; it was how she was treated because she dared to be herself that drove her over the edge.

onu biraz dikkatlice izlediğimde oldukça tatsız bir duyguya kapılıyordum. sanki önemli bir şeyi kaybetmişim gibi geliyordu, dahası artık onu asla bulamayacağımdan kesinlikle emindim. ama bunun ne olduğunu bilmiyordum." Zorg helps cut her hair into shape, now becoming almost a father figure to her, seemingly in denial of how mentally unwell Betty has become. She begins hearing voices and spends hours staring at the stars. The loss of hope, a loss of something she never had, and the constant pressure of having to live up to men’s expectations pushed her over the edge. It is hard to say why Zorg didn’t get Betty Blue the help she needed. Possibly because he was in denial, maybe selfishly not wanting to lose her. Whatever the case, it set her on the path to tragedy. And when there is no reward? That’s when things start to look very dark. You start strong; you power through every day with optimism. When that day ends without accomplishment, you hold on for tomorrow. Tomorrow comes, and the story repeats itself. Slowly you begin to unravel. Disappointment leads to tunnel vision; the ‘thing’ becomes the only thing on your mind. It is a disease, and it is all that is important. You ask yourself, “how do I succeed?”“What am I doing wrong?”“Why am I being punished?” You neglect the good people around you and fail to see the joy in what you already have. Betty absorbed this more strongly than most. After sending Zorg’s manuscript to every publisher in town, she waits patiently for the moment of reward to come. Day after day. Nothing. This was my first ever London show (on my first ever London visit!) Was honestly surprised at the tone/quality of Sarah Lancashires voice, I remember her from the Raquel days, she was fantastic and the interaction between the cast was brilliant. The play was witty, slight blue, hilarious, we were a mixed aged group and all enjoyed it. Un romanzo crudo, violento, che assume a tratti i connotati del thriller. Stupefacente il lirismo di alcuni passaggi

As well as providing a narrative that may be read and interpreted on several levels, _Betty Blue_ is an exceptionally beautiful film in terms of cinematography and mise en scene. Colour is used to breathtaking effect - the blue floors of the piano shop, the yellow car, the yellow lighting which makes it seem as though, regardless of time, it's always afternoon twilight. Landscapes, city scenes, interiors are all set up and filmed beautifully.

There are very few films that are totally different from anything you have seen before. While sexually explicit -- it is far from objectionable because the two parties are in love and passionate about one another. Béatrice Dalle was about twenty in the film: in the book Betty is thirty. So this is not a story about young love that can’t be contained in a series of small pathetic provincial French towns. This is more a tale of life-scarred soldiers seeking that elusive something that keeps them bound to the world. Betty finds it through her lover’s novel, the narrator finds it through Betty and his enslavement to her charms (whatever these might be), and throughout, the love between them seems almost entirely one-way, as Betty slides into dementia. Betty’s mother, Alka, has a tormented past, and she has her share of difficulty with mental health as a result. The author writes about this with honesty and openness, while showing how most of the family adapts, supporting one another. There’s such tenderness between many of the characters, such complete devotion. There’s complexity, too, where their human nature comes into play, the push and pull so many families experience in their dynamic. No one is perfect, and Betty, with her insightful narrative doesn’t hide anything from the reader. Betty is bold and strong and completely authentic.es ist krass wie viele positive und Lebensbejahende Quotes in dem Buch sind. Dabei ist der Protagonist kein Sonnenschein eher ein Zyniker bsl Henry Chinaski vibes, aber er versucht wie jeder andere das beste aus dem Leben, dass er hat zu machen i enjoyed The Summer that Melted Everything a bunch, but Betty; a standalone with spillover into TSTME, has so much more weight. i remember bits and pieces from The Summer that Melted Everything—i remember the language being striking, i remember the framework and a few details in particular, but this one is going to stay in my brain for a lot longer, and there are specific scenes i know are with me for life; not as fond memories of a book i enjoyed, but as straight-up reader scars. willst du damit sagen, dieser Sonnenuntergang, der sich an meine Bäume klammert, der gehört mir? Diese Stille und dieser leise Windhauch, der den Hügel runter weht, gehört mir?" S. 225 Much of the success of Richard Eyre’s production is based on the same factors. An animatronics pig may be the title lead of Betty Blue Eyes (given the rumoured expense of the pig, it was strangely unanimated, with stellar facial gestures but nothing that a good Jim Henson puppet couldn’t have achieved), but the real leads act Betty off the stage.