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Betty 1992 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Marie Trintignant, Stephane Audran, Jean-Francois Garreaud, Yves Lambrecht, Christiane Minazzoli, Pierre Vernier, Nathalie Kousnetzoff, Pierre Martot, Thomas Chabrol, Yves Verhoeven, Henri Attal, Emmanuelle Bataille

  Divorced and legally barred from seeing her daughters, 28-year-old Betty (Marie Trintignant) is taken under the wing of middle-aged Laure (Stephane Audran). The two women spend their time drinking scotch and reminiscing through flashbacks. While Laure tries to help Betty, she makes the mistake of missing the flaws in Betty's personality and pays for it in the end.

Daddy Nostalgia 1990 3 stars

    PG, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin, Odette Laure, Emmanuelle Bataille, Charlotte Kady, Michele Minns

  Caroline (Jane Birkin) returns home from England to be with her dying father. Although not particularly close before, the two now learn to understand and appreciate each other for what they are.

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1. Betty (1992)
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