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Synopsis
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

Cast

Geraldine Chaplin Adeline Hulot
Bob Hoskins Cesar Crevel
Jessica Lange Bette Fisher
Hugh Laurie Baron Hector Hulot
John Sessions Musical Director
Elisabeth Shue Jenny Cadine
Aden Young Count Wenceslas Steinbach
Kelly MacDonald Hortense Hulot
Toby Stephens Victorin Hulot

Production Crew

Didier Naert Art Director
Neris Thomas Associate Producer
Rodney Liber Associate Producer
Honoré de Balzac Book Author
Karen Margiotta Casting
Liora Reich Casting
Mary Margiotta Casting
Jane Gibson Choreography
Andrzej Sekula Cinematographer
Philippe Guez Co-producer
Simon Boswell Composer (Music Score)
Gabriella Pescucci Costume Designer
Des McAnuff Director
Barry Alexander Brown Editor
Tariq Anwar Editor
Lynn Siefert Executive Producer
Rob Scheidlinger Executive Producer
Susan Tarr Executive Producer
Eric Bartonio First Assistant Director
Sarah Radclyffe Producer
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski Production Designer
Lynn Siefert Screenwriter
Susan Tarr Screenwriter
Robert Le Corre Set Designer
Drew Kunin Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1998
Runtime: 115
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for sexuality
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Sound
Dolby

Release
June 12, 1998 (USA)
by Fox Searchlight