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PURCHASE THE DVD: Betty (1992)

In this strange and poignant 1992 French drama, Marie Trintignant plays a woman who has literally had her life stripped from her. When she is caught having an affair, her wealthy husband and his family force her into a divorce settlement that bars her from ever seeing her two daughters.

Lapsing into an alcoholic haze where she drifts from man to man, she is rescued by a sympathetic woman who tries to help her put her life together. Things get complicated when the woman's lover becomes Betty's next conquest, causing an obvious strain on the new relationship.

The ending was quiet and unfulfilling, but the movie on the whole was interesting, especially for people who like good character studies of the "human condition". While I can't give it an unqualified recommendation, it was not the worst 100 minutes I've spent watching a movie.