Blogcritics Comments on 37.2 le matin | why is betty blue?

Comment by sadi ranson-polizzotti on 37.2 le matin | why is betty blue?

Wed, 7 Mar 2007 19:41:48 EST

dear Peter - hi, and no worries about comments coming in later - this is fine, of course! Yes, Betty Blue is a heavy-hitter in terms of what it does to the view emotionally and the sense of loss and 'loss' when the film is finished. One is at a loss as to what to do, and there is also a pervasive and palpable sadness there. You can see the signs from the beginning, even in, as you say, "happier times" Betty is never quite stable in any ordinary sense of the word. She may be happier but not healthier in any real way... I can't diagnose Betty and i don't think that's what the film is about anyway. At the end of the day, maybe this is a film about the ways in which we love so intensely, so madly, that it does in some ways, warp the mind a little... i believe that... thanks for your thoughtful comment.... s.r.p.

Comment by Peter Rosier on 37.2 le matin | why is betty blue?

Wed, 7 Mar 2007 13:52:34 EST

Dear Sadi, I just saw 'Betty Blue' (or '37.2 le matin') again for the first time for some years and it still has the power to entrance and shock. I became so involved with the main characters, and this is unusual in a longish film as the Director's cut is, that I felt quite a sense of loss when it finished. I just had to go back to the first hour and a half and see some of it again, the happier times before it all went wrong. And yet the seeds of that madness are there, too, of course. Perhaps the appeal of the film is that it showcases something we have all experienced - a time of life where it all seems great before things begin to disintegrate. Anyway, it was good to read today your positive and open-minded review and apologies for my comments being some years late! Peter Rosier