Films: Betty blue aka 37°2 le matin

I almost stopped watching this film about half an hour into it, it started slow and the acting was a little wooden. I dont quite know why I continued to watch it but I am glad I did. It is about two hours long and was realeased in 1986. Granted it would not be everyones cup of tea as it is not in any way beautifully shot but the storyline is captivating. It is essentially about a relationship between a man and a woman who are in lust at the beging but fall in love. She brings light into his otherwise mundane life and she is captivated by a book that he has writen and makes it her aim to get it published, however as time goes on and with the adventures/misadventures they go through she starts to loose her mind and he desparately tries to comfort and support her. it has funny moments and heartwrenching moments. It is raw and gritty and as you would expect from a french movie gratuitous nakedness but if you can sit through the slow parts you would appreciate it for what it is, as storey of two people completly in love but torn apart by neurousis and poor circumstance.