Betty Blue (1986) 37°2 le matin (original title)

Director:

Jean-Jacques Beineix

Writers:

Philippe Djian (novel)
Jean-Jacques Beineix

Release Date:

7 November 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Zorg is a handyman working at in France, maintaining and looking after the bungalows. He lives a quiet and peaceful life...

Plot Keywords:

France | Bungalow | Restaurant | Attraction | Pizza Parlor

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Jean-Hugues Anglade	...	Zorg
Béatrice Dalle	...	Betty
Gérard Darmon	...	Eddy
Consuelo De Haviland	...	Lisa
Clémentine Célarié	...	Annie
Jacques Mathou	...	Bob
Vincent Lindon	...	Richard le jeune policier
Jean-Pierre Bisson	...	Le commissaire (complete version)
Dominique Pinon	...	Le dealer / Dope dealer (complete version)
Bernard Hug	...	(complete version)
Catherine D'At
Claude Aufaure	...	Le médecin
Louis Bellanti	...	Mario
Dominique Besnehard	...	Client pizzeria
Raoul Billerey	...	Le vieux policier
Nathalie Dalyan	...	Maria (as Nataly Dalian)
Nicolas Jalowyj	...	Le petit Nicolas
André Julien	...	Le vieux Georges
Daniel Millot
Marthe Moudiki-Moreau
Bernard Robin	...	Deuxième locataire
Claude Confortès	...	Propriétaire des bungalows
Philippe Laudenbach	...	L'éditeur, Le gynéco
Leonie Berthuit	...	La morte
Frédéric Caratini	...	Archie
Raymond Julien	...	Le vieux type décès
Jacky Galibert	...	L'infirmier musclé
Fabien Béhar	...	(complete version)
Simon de La Brosse	...	(complete version)
Franck-Olivier Bonnet	...	(complete version)
Eugène Berthier	...	(complete version)
Christine Datnowsky	...	(complete version)
Claude Duneton	...	(complete version) (as Claude Dureton)
Jessica Forde	...	(complete version)
Rabah Loucif	...	(complete version)
Bernadette Palas	...	(complete version)
Laurence Renn	...	(complete version)
Stéphane Verbiest	...	(complete version)

Directed by
Jean-Jacques Beineix

Writing credits
Philippe Djian		(novel)
Jean-Jacques Beineix

Produced by
Jean-Jacques Beineix	....	producer
Claudie Ossard	....	producer

Original Music by
Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by
Jean-François Robin

Film Editing by
Marie-Aimée Debril		(extended version)
Monique Prim
Pablo Ferro		(uncredited)

Casting by
Dominique Besnehard

Production Design by
Carlos Conti

Set Decoration by
Jacques Leguillon

Costume Design by
Elisabeth Tavernier

Makeup Department
Judith Gayo	....	hair designer
Judith Gayo	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jérôme Chalou	....	production manager (complete version)
Volker Lemke	....	production manager
Serge Paolotti	....	trainee unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Martine Bernath	....	trainee assistant director
Jean-François Chaintron	....	first assistant director
Laurent Duquesnoy	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jean-Jacques Aissa	....	carpenter (as Jacques Aissa)
Jean-Jacques Aissa	....	painter (as Jacques Aissa)
Antoine Berthet	....	carpenter
Antoine Berthet	....	painter
Guy Chouard	....	carpenter
Guy Chouard	....	painter
Renaud Colas	....	property master
Régis Des Plas	....	first assistant decorator
Kim Doan	....	construction coordinator
Milan Filip	....	carpenter
Milan Filip	....	painter
Antonio Grassi	....	carpenter
Antonio Grassi	....	painter
Jean-François Leuret	....	carpenter
Jean-François Leuret	....	painter
Christophe Lomax	....	carpenter
Christophe Lomax	....	painter
Daniel Mauvignier	....	chief painter
Louis Morand	....	carpenter
Louis Morand	....	painter
Yves Moreno	....	carpenter
Yves Moreno	....	painter
Denis Moutereau	....	carpenter
Denis Moutereau	....	painter
Jacques Quinternet	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Anne-Marie Aulnay	....	post-synchronisation assistant
Michel Barlier	....	post-synchronisation sound engineer
Pierre Befve	....	sound
Pascal Chauvin	....	foley artist
Julien Cloquet	....	sound engineer
Martine Cuisinier	....	assistant sound editor
Christine Dewavrin	....	sound editor
Jean Duguet	....	foley engineer
Patrick Egreteau	....	foley assistant
Pierre Excoffier	....	sound assistant (as Pierre Excoffier)
Dominique Hennequin	....	sound
Jean-Louis Lebras	....	post-synchronisation boom operator
Jean-Pierre Lelong	....	foley artist
Mariette Lévy-Novion	....	sound editor (as Mariette Levy-Novion)
Mario Melchiorri	....	foley assistant
Claude Plouganou	....	post-synchronisation engineer

Special Effects by
Christian Bourqui	....	rain
Jean-François Cousson	....	rain
Philippe Ferrer	....	special effects: fire
Pierre Foury	....	special effects: fire

Stunts
Chantal Adment	....	car stunt
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunts
Yves Gabrielli	....	car stunt
Alain Guerillot	....	car stunt
Philippe Vittoriani	....	fall stunt

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean Atanassian	....	gaffer
Michel Atanassian	....	electrician
Guy Canu	....	key grip
Ariane Damain	....	first assistant camera
Bruno Delbonnel	....	second assistant camera (as Bruno Delbonnel)
Bernard Estève	....	electrician
Dominique Fourny	....	grip
Patrick Gasché	....	electrician (as Patrick Gashe)
Marianne Rosenstiehl	....	set photographer

Casting Department
Hervé Austen	....	casting assistant
Huguette Mathieu	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte David	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Dimitra Arapoglou	....	editor trainee
Sophie Bastien-Groult	....	editor trainee (as Sophie Bastien Groult)
Catherine-Alice Deiller	....	first assistant editor (as Catherine Alice Deiller)
Alain Minot	....	assistant editor: second unit
Yves Deschamps	....	editor: second unit (uncredited)

Music Department
Patrick Bourgoin	....	musician: saxophones
Bruno Creange	....	music producer
Nicolas Jalowyj	....	musician: piano solo
Etienne Mialet	....	musician: saxophones
Jean-Jacques Milteau	....	musician: harmonica
Slim Pezin	....	musician: guitars
Georges Rodi	....	music supervisor
Gilbert Roussel	....	musician: Accordéon
Patrice Tison	....	musician: guitars
Gabriel Yared	....	conductor
Gabriel Yared	....	musician: Claviers

Other crew
Lise Bèraha	....	trainee manager
Thierry Canu	....	crane machinist
Jean-Pierre Chamayou	....	outdoor manager
Denis Courtot	....	trainee manager
Francis Gal	....	trainee manager
Henri Gilles	....	production administrator
Jonathan Gontar	....	screenplay translator
Catherine Hommet	....	production secretary
Sylvie Koechlin	....	script girl
Gabrielle Mairesse	....	unit publicist
Gérard Marcireau	....	outdoor manager
Catherine Mazières	....	general manager
Romain Pache	....	trainee manager
Catherine Pierrat	....	assistant manager
Christian Thurot	....	groupman
Julia Wagner	....	financial consultant

Production Companies

• Gaumont (present)
• Cargo Films

Distributors

• Gaumont (1986) (France) (theatrical)
• M6 Vidéo (2006) (France) (DVD) (special edition) (director's cut)
• Alive Films (1986) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• 20th Century Fox (1988) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1992) (UK) (theatrical) (director's cut)
• 20th Century Fox (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (1987) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Arc Films (2012) (Japan) (theatrical) (revival)
• Cinema Libre Studio (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled) (director's cut) (revival)
• Frontier Works (2012) (Japan) (theatrical) (revival)
• Spentzos Films (Greece) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2002) (Japan) (DVD) (director's cut)
• CBS/Fox Video (1987) (Belgium) (video)
• CBS/Fox (1987) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox (Greece) (VHS)
• Cinema Libre Studio (2009) (USA) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Fox Video (USA) (VHS)
• KinoVista (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2004) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-edited)
• Siren Entertainment (1999) (Australia) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Éditions Bernard Barrault  book publisher
• Édtions Be-Bop  music edition
• A.D.S.R.  music recording studio
• Virgin France  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"37°2 le matin" - France (original title)
"37.2 Degrees in the Morning" - International (English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

120 min | 185 min (director's cut)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Chile:14 (DVD rating) | Chile:18 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:16 | Peru:18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Belgium:KNT (original rating) | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:R18+ (re-rating) (2012)

Filming Locations:

Gruissan, Aude, France

Company:

Gaumont

Trivia:

The yellow jacket worn by lead Jean-Hugues Anglade was discovered in a Parisian flea market by the film's costume designer Elisabeth Tavernier who purchased it for less than $5.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Eddy's mother is lying dead on the bed, she is clearly breathing.

Movie Connections:

References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Soundtrack:

Prendre un enfant dans ses bras

Love in their madness.

It was ten years ago when I saw the two hour version. Watching the director's cut was like seeing it for the first time. This version concentrated more on Jean-Hugues' character Zorg and his love and devotion to the mentally disintegrating Betty. The story takes its time, allowing us to understand Betty's illness and appreciate Zorg's erratic behaviour. The English title can be off putting because the expectations focus on the character Betty, played brilliantly by Dalle.