

Betty
1992-02-19 · 103 min · ★ 6.4
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.
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- Directors
- Claude Chabrol
- Production companies
- CED Productions, France 3 Cinéma, MK2 Productions
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Marie TrintignantBetty Etamble
Stéphane AudranLaure
Jean-François GarreaudMario
Yves LambrechtGuy Etamble
Christiane MinazzoliMadame Etamble
Pierre VernierLe médecin
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
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