Taglines: Who knew deception, treachery and revenge could be this much fun…
Cousin Bette movie storyline. Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her brother-in-law, Baron Hulot, and her niece, Hortense Hulot.
Failing to do so, she instead finds solace and company in a handsome young sculptor she saves from starvation. But the aspiring artist soon finds love in the arms of another woman, Hortense, leaving Bette a bitter spinster. Bette plots to take revenge on the family who turned her away and stole her only love. With the help of famed courtesan Jenny Cadine she slowly destroys the lives of those who have scorned her.
Cousin Bette is a 1998 British-American comedy-drama film starring Jessica Lange in the title role and is loosely based on the novel Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac. Other starring are Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Hugh Laurie, Aden Young, Kelly Macdonald, Geraldine Chaplin, Janie Hargreaves, John Benfield and Paul Bandey.
Cousin Bette (1998)
Directed by: Des McAnuff
Starring: Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Hugh Laurie, Aden Young, Kelly Macdonald, Geraldine Chaplin, Janie Hargreaves, John Benfield, Paul Bandey
Screenplay by: Lynn Siefert, Susan Tarr
Production Design by: Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Cinematography by: Andrzej Sekuła
Film Editing by: Tariq Anwar, Barry Alexander Brown
Costume Design by: Gabriella Pescucci
Set Decoration by: Robert Le Corre
Art Direction by: Richard Bridgland, Bertrand Clercq-Roques, Didier Naert
Music by: Simon Boswell
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality.
Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release Date: June 12, 1998
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