Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Betty
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Filming locations
Filmed in Paris
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Music
Music by Matthieu Chabrol
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bernard Zitzermann
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Georges SimenonNovel
- Claude ChabrolScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 19, 1992
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
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Cast
Marie TrintignantBetty Etamble
Stéphane AudranLaure
Jean-François GarreaudMario
Yves LambrechtGuy Etamble
Christiane MinazzoliMadame Etamble
Pierre VernierLe médecin- Nathalie KousnetzoffOdile
Thomas ChabrolSchwartz
Pierre MartotFrédéric
Yves VerhoevenPhilippe
Henri AttalUn client du Trou
Brigitte ChamarandeOdette
Raoul CuretLe notaire
Julie MarboeufElda
Jean-Marc RoulotFlorent
Antoine Blanquefort
Gilbert MelkiLe barman du Trou- Mélanie BlattThérèse
Pierre-François Dumeniaud- Coco Bakonyi
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