'A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.'
Thanks again to the posters at DC, I was recently introduced to French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade and his role as Zorg in the 1986 French film 37°2 Degrees in the Morning. (Betty Blue) It's always nice when a film I check out for the male nudity is also a compelling drama. I wasn't sure how much of the film I was going to watch but thanks to the story, and the incredible cast, I was fully engrossed within minutes.
And.. speaking of nude scenes, the ultra-sexy French actor, film director and screenwriter is naked in several scenes throughout the film. His longest nude scene, almost two minutes near the end of the film, is a full frontal scene while his character Zorg is on the phone.
Unlike so many films and television shows today, there are no prosthetics, or camera tricks to hide the actor's penis. I never really minded prosthetics when used in light weight films for the purpose of comedy. Will Farrell's penis and balls in Step-Brothers was a good example. The scene was not meant to be sexy, but a comedic bit, and a prosthetic seemed more than appropriate.
In drama's however, where we're supposed to believe and feel for the characters, prosthetic penis's often distract more than adding to the scene. In most cases, I'd rather them leave out the nudity if it's not the actor in question. I can't imagine this scene in Betty Blue with camera trick or a prosthetic. Zorg has just been through an emotional ringer, and the nudity is used to heighten reality of his situation. Kudos to Jean-Hugues and director Jean-Jacques Beineix for not trying to tease or trick the audience with the scene.
From IMDB
Sensual, ambiguous, ultra sensitive French performer Jean-Hugues Anglade always had a reputation of intense and passionate actor. Any role, any language, Anglade seems to be able to do anything. From appearing integrally naked alongside Beatrice Dalle in '37.2 degrees in the morning', to playing an homosexual in 'The wounded man; , from portraying the king of France in 'Queen Margot', to playing a Canadian cop alongside Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke in 'Taking lives'
'I had known Betty for a week. We screwed every night. The forecast was for storms.'
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1 comment:
That makes my point about the differences between «too prude» American movies and open minded French movies.
When you see American loves scenes and the guy wears boxers going out of bed with it looks so not real. In reality this isn't the way it goes.
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