Cousin Bette (1997)
- Starring:
- Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, (more)
- Director(s):
- Des McAnuff
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Acclaimed theater director Des McAnuff made his feature-film directorial debut with this period comedy-drama adapted from Honore de Balzac's novel La Cousine Bette (1846) about a jealous and bitter spinster who attempts to destroy the romance between her niece and a Polish sculptor. In Paris of the 1840s, spinster Bette Fisher (Jessica Lange) steps in to "take care" of her relatives after a decline in the Hulot family fortunes, mainly due to wastrel Hector Hulot (Hugh Laurie). After penniless sculptor Wenceslas Steinbach (Aden Young) marries Hector's daughter, Hortense (Kelly Macdonald), Bette schemes and plots, drawing Hector's mistress, music-hall star Jenny Cadine (Elisabeth Shue), into her web by arranging for wealthy Cesar Crevel (Bob Hoskins) to become Jenny's benefactor. Filmed at locations in and around Bordeaux. Shown at the 1998 Seattle Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jessica Lange - Bette Fisher
- Bob Hoskins - Cesar Crevel
- Kelly MacDonald - Hortense Hulot
- Geraldine Chaplin - Adeline Hulot
- John Sessions - Musical Director
- Elisabeth Shue - Jenny Cadine
- Hugh Laurie - Baron Hector Hulot
- Aden Young - Count Wenceslas Steinbach
- Toby Stephens - Victorin Hulot
- Laura Fraser - Mariette
- Director(s):
- Des McAnuff
- Writer(s):
- Susan Tarr, Lynn Siefert
- Producer(s):
- Sarah Radclyffe
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations, Adult Humor, Adult Situations)
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