On this day in movie history - Betty Blue (1986):

Betty Blue

directed and written by Jean-Jacques Beineix,

based on the novel by Philippe Djian,

was released in the United States on November 7, 1986.
Music by Gabriel Yared.

Cast:

Béatrice Dalle, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo de Haviland, Jacques Mathou, Clémentine Célarié, Vincent Lindon, Louis Bellanti, Philippe Laudenbach, Claude Aufaure, Dominique Besnehard, Raoul Billerey, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Dominique Pinon.

Recommended reading - Betty Blue (1985):

Betty Blue

By Philippe Djian.

French title: 37°2 le matin (37.2°C in the Morning).

Published by Little, Brown Book Group.
First published 1985.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0349101108
ISBN-13: 978-0349101101

Description:

This is a full-fledged lovers' tragedy between a drifter-turned-writer and the fatally flawed Betty, his muse and obsessive promoter.