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Cousin Bette
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.
| Release : | 1998 |
| Rating : | 6.2 |
| Studio : | Fox Searchlight Pictures, |
| Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
| Cast : | Jessica Lange Elisabeth Shue Bob Hoskins Hugh Laurie Kelly Macdonald |
| Genre : | Drama Comedy Romance |
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It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
This movie is fun in that it has Jessica Lange (undoubtedly one of the best actresses ever to live)playing a spinstress whose life is fairly empty until she rescues a poor ugly man who is a bit younger than she. In her world, people turn on her without a second thought...it's quite the morality tale...she merely leads them by their own will to their doom. Sweetly.
They're both set in France, they both have people behaving badly, and both have wise women running the show behind the scenes. Beautiful settings and costumes. Elisabeth Shue is very good, and I REALLY liked Jessica Lange. Enjoy!
Jessica Lange is just fabulous in this movie. I had to watch it a couple of times to see where Elizabeth Shue fits in. The music was very enjoyable. I thought the movie was very well made, and enjoyed the little cameos of the musical director.
Sometimes bleak, sometimes funny, Cousin Bette is one of those movies that isn't for everyone. Set in mid 19th century France, the film focuses mainly on Bette Fisher,a manipulating spinster who doesn't seem to care much about anyone, except for herself. I was impressed by the fine performances by the actors, especially Jessica Lange's as the lead character and Hugh Laurie as Baron Hulot.
