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Betty Fisher and Other Stories

Play trailer Poster for Betty Fisher and Other Stories 2002,  1h 42m,  Comedy/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 51 Reviews Tomatometer 63% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 51 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Grieving after the death of her young son Joseph, novelist Betty Fisher (Sandrine Kiberlain) enters a dark depression. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot (Nicole Garcia) arranges to kidnap another child, Jose (Alexis Chatrian), to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole (Mathilde Seigner) is looking for her son with the help of her boyfriend, Francois (Luck Mervil), and some of his cohorts.
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Alias Betty works both as a gripping thriller and as a precisely drawn character study.

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Ed Siegel Boston Globe Mar 14, 2003
2.5/4
A pleasant enough valentine to Rendell's The Tree of Hands, if a story that deals with child abuse and sexual obsession could be described in those terms. Go to Full Review
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Dec 29, 2002
3/5
Either a fascinating study of the relationship between mothers and their children or a disturbing story about sociopaths and their marks. Go to Full Review
Matt Weitz Dallas Morning News Dec 13, 2002
B
Understated, elegant meditation on motherhood, obligation and coincidence, all wrapped up in the form of an urban thriller. Go to Full Review
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
3.5/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 4, 2005
3/5
Greg Muskewitz eFilmCritic.com Apr 12, 2004
4/5
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Claude Miller

Director

Sandrine Kiberlain

Betty Fisher

Nicole Garcia

Margot Fisher

Mathilde Seigner

Carole

Luck Mervil

François Diembele

Édouard Baer

Alex Basato

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Betty Fisher and Other Stories

(l to r): Sandrine Kiberlain stars as Betty Fisher and Arthur Setbon stars as Joseph Fisher in the Claude Miller film ALIAS BETTY. Betty Fisher and Other Stories (2001) View more photos

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Synopsis Grieving after the death of her young son Joseph, novelist Betty Fisher (Sandrine Kiberlain) enters a dark depression. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot (Nicole Garcia) arranges to kidnap another child, Jose (Alexis Chatrian), to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole (Mathilde Seigner) is looking for her son with the help of her boyfriend, Francois (Luck Mervil), and some of his cohorts.
Director
Claude Miller
Producer
Yves Marmion, Annie Miller
Screenwriter
Claude Miller, Ruth Rendell
Distributor
Wellspring Cinema
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2002, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$206.4K
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, DTS, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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