writer director jean jacques beineix film follow the sad life of betty and her lover zorg . from the steamy beginning of their relationship to the bitter end and we share in their heartache . this story have tragedy write all over it . betty blue fails to captivate though . in fact it only succeed in repulse due to the ugliness of the central character . betty be such a crazy wench that you never know whom she might attack next . it be thus very hard to sympathise with her and or any other of the rather uninspiring character . have say this and beatrice dalle be superb a the severely disturbed betty and and jean hughes anglade lends strong support a writer boyfriend zorg . additional cast add extra weight to the acting credential . cinematography from jean francois robin be top notch and a be the original music from gabriel yared which be just that and fresh and different . beineix present the production well and but be unable to win u over . phillippe djian novel could be intrigue . sunday and february 22 and 1998 video .