# Betty Blue FINALLY on DVD! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2004, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-blue-finally-on-dvd/260539 "2004-08-19T13:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-blue-finally-on-dvd/260539/1 "2004-08-19T13:16:09Z")
[Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) just notified me that _Betty Blue_ will be released on DVD on October 12th. Finally! I have a bootleg VHS copy I made from a rental when I couldn’t find a used copy to buy. (This was before eBay.) I have the LaserDisc. I have the South Korean censored Director’s Cut on DVD. Now I’ll finally be able to get this great film on DVD, I assume uncensored. Neato mosquito! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-blue-finally-on-dvd/260539/2 "2004-08-19T16:37:43Z")
Cool :). I’m fond of that slightly disturbing film. My French teacher(s) in High School were fairly cool and in addition to non-R fare like Truffaut’s _L’Argent de Poche_ and _La Boum_, we also saw films like _Diva_ and _La Balance_ ( itself just recently released - sadly it didn’t hold up to my 20-year old memory ). So after I graduated in '85, _Betty Blue_ was the first French film I saw on my own based on having liked Beinieix’s _Diva_. I remember being a bit surprised at that riveting opening scene :D. But it really was engrossing and increasingly unsettling as you started to realize there truly was something wrong with her and she started unravelling in a big way. - Tamerlane ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-blue-finally-on-dvd/260539/3 "2004-08-19T17:03:35Z")
I don’t remember much, but I do know it was a disturbing and beautiful looking movie. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-blue-finally-on-dvd/260539/4 "2004-08-20T13:41:54Z")
> [@](#): > > I remember being a bit surprised at that riveting opening scene . 😃 I first saw _Betty Blue_ at the Royal Theatre in West L.A. I’d just met this girl, and it was our first date. Neither of us knew anything about the film, except that it was getting good reviews. The opening scene was a little uncomfortable on a first date! :o _Betty Blue_ is one of my all-time favourite films. It’s outrageously funny, and it’s terribly tragic. I like the soundtrack, too. (I have it on CD. I don’t remember if I have it on vinyl.) I was very disappointed by the South Korean issue of the Director’s Cut. I know what naughty bits look like, and I’ve seen the film so many times that the nudity is a non-issue. The SK issue has “fuzzy blobs” covering the genitals. This served to draw attention to the area and was rather distracting. Some of the added scenes helped to answer questions I had, and were a good addition. On the other hand, there were a couple of scenes that I thought didn’t really add to the story in a meaningful way, and slowed it down a bit. My favourite line from the film: “Your place will be very Zen.” ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-blue-finally-on-dvd/260539/5 "2004-08-20T14:42:54Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > Now I’ll finally be able to get this great film on DVD, I assume uncensored. From [IMDB](http://imdb.com/title/tt0090563/) > [@](#): > > Runtime: 120 min / France:185 min (director’s cut) Sounds like it’s going to be three hours at 37.2°. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-blue-finally-on-dvd/260539/6 "2004-08-21T00:22:51Z")
The South Korean version of the Director’s Cut is 177 minutes. Actually, what I meant by “censored” was the fuzzy blobs over the naughty bits.