Betty Blue (1986)1986 (No Survey)

Jean-Jacques Beineix’s is less a movie and more a fever dream of primary colors, Mediterranean heat, and a love that consumes everything it touches. It begins as a sun-drenched erotic romance and spiraling slowly into a devastating psychological tragedy.

Béatrice Dalle is a force of nature. In her debut role, she balances vulnerability and volatility so perfectly that you cannot look away, even as her character becomes increasingly self-destructive.

The haunting, saxophone-heavy soundtrack provides the emotional pulse of the film, shifting seamlessly from breezy and lighthearted to somber and melancholic.