Betty (1992) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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In Paris, a young, unfaithful wife is repudiated by her husband and his upper class family. She reverts to her old lifestyle of liquor, multiple cigarettes and one-night stands until she winds up passed out at "Le Trou/The Hole," a bar restaurant near Versailles. There she is taken in by an older wo

Cast & Crew

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Claude Chabrol

Marie Trintignant

Sttphane Audran

Jean-francois Garreaud

Yves Lambrecht

Christiane Minazolli

Film Details

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

1992

Production Company

Fr3 Films Productions; Mk2 International; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

Elysee-Concorde; Mk2 International; New Yorker Films; Rialto Films

Location

Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 40m

Synopsis

In Paris, a young, unfaithful wife is repudiated by her husband and his upper class family. She reverts to her old lifestyle of liquor, multiple cigarettes and one-night stands until she winds up passed out at "Le Trou/The Hole," a bar restaurant near Versailles. There she is taken in by an older woman who patiently guides her towards stability, whereupon the younger woman betrays her saviour.

Director

Claude Chabrol

Cast

Marie Trintignant

Sttphane Audran

Jean-francois Garreaud

Yves Lambrecht

Christiane Minazolli

Pierre Vernier

Nathalie Kousnetzoff

Pierre Martot

Thomas Chabrol

Yves Verhoeven

Jean-marc Roulot

Brigitte Chamarande

Raoul Curet

Julie Marboeuf

Melanie Blatt

Crew

Jean-pierre Baronsky

Chief Electrician

Frantoise Benoet-fresco

Production Designer

Aurore Chabrol

Claude Chabrol

Matthieu Chabrol

Sophie Charriere

1st Camera Assistant

Aline Corneille

Yvon Crenn

Production Manager

Jean-baptiste Dutreix

Monique Fardoulis

Guillaume Farny

Assistant Unit Manager

Pierre Gaillard

Pierre Galliard

Maurice Gilbert

Cristine Guegan

Costume Designer

Sabrine Kamina

Marin Karmitz

Sandrine Lamantowicz

Assistant Publicist

Jean-pierre Lemoine

Jean-pierre Lemoine

Assistant Set Decorator

Patrice Lhuillier

Cecile Maistre

2nd Assistant Director

Valerie Motte

Casting (Children)

Jacques Prayer

Still Photographer

Georges Simenon

Source Material (From Novel)

Eva Simonet

Michel Thiriet

Jean-bernard Thomasson

Eric Viellerobe

Assistant Set Decorator

Gisele Vuillaume

Production Accountant

Alain Wermus

1st Assistant Director

Bernard Zitzermann

Director Of Photography

Film Details

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

1992

Production Company

Fr3 Films Productions; Mk2 International; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

Elysee-Concorde; Mk2 International; New Yorker Films; Rialto Films

Location

Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in France February 19, 1992

Released in Switzerland May 1992

Released in United States August 20, 1993

Released in United States August 27, 1993

Released in United States November 30, 1994

Released in United States on Video November 30, 1994

Released in United States Summer August 20, 1993

Began shooting October 7, 1991.

Completed shooting December 5, 1991.

Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "Just Before Midnight: The Cinema of Claude Chabrol" July 23 - August 19, 1999.

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Released in France February 19, 1992

Released in Switzerland May 1992

Released in United States August 20, 1993 (New York City)

Released in United States Summer August 20, 1993

Released in United States August 27, 1993 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States November 30, 1994

Released in United States on Video November 30, 1994

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