Release Date

12 Jun, 1998

Runtime

01:48: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Lust. Greed. Murder. Some things never go out of style.

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.

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Actors

Jessica Lange

Elisabeth Shue

Bob Hoskins

Hugh Laurie

Kelly Macdonald

Toby Stephens

John Benfield

Geraldine Chaplin

Paul Bandey

Laura Fraser

John Sessions

Philip Jackson

Toby Jones

Kenneth Jay

Simon McBurney

Heathcote Williams

Jefferson Mays

Aden Young

Crew

Honoré de Balzac

Susan Tarr

Des McAnuff

Lynn Siefert

Andrzej Sekuła

Barry Alexander Brown

Tariq Anwar

Sarah Radclyffe

Ivana Primorac

Dean Humphreys

Derek Trigg

Simon Boswell

Peter Dansie

Jenny Shircore