Betty Blue
An essential and timeless theme if ever there was one, love naturally holds a special place in cinema. Romantic, sensual, obsessive, ambiguous, forbidden, lighthearted or profound, love on screen is as diverse as the individuals who live its stories. Drawing form different eras, tones, and cinematic styles, this program brings together a selection of remarkable films that will warm your heart from the start of the winter season to Valentine’s Day.
Winner of the Grand Prix des Amériques, 1986 Montreal World Film Festival
An aspiring writer lives a sulphurous passion with a young woman. Their journey will take them to different places, from the beaches of the Aude to Paris.
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jean-Jacques Beineix was a French director, writer, screenwriter, film producer and stage director. Despite making only six films, he is regarded as a pioneer of the cinéma du look film movement. In 1982, he won the César Award for Best First Feature Film for Diva and achieved his greatest commercial success in 1986 with Betty Blue, an adaptation of Philippe Djian's novel. Starting in the 1990s, Beineix primarily focused on directing and producing documentaries for television and cinema.
