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Jun 12, 1998 · Cousin Bette: Directed by Des McAnuff. With Geraldine Chaplin, John Benfield, Hugh Laurie, Jessica Lange. When her sister dies in 1846, Bette moves from the château to Paris to work as a theater seamstress.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Des McAnuff
- 1998-06-12
Jun 12, 1998 · 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.
McAnuff has directed two motion pictures, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) and Cousin Bette (1998), both of which failed critically and at the box-office. However, the animated version of The Iron Giant, which he served as producer, earned several awards.
COUSIN BETTE. Directed by Des McAnuff; written by Lynn Siefert and Susan Tarr, based on the novel by Balzac; edited by Barry Brown; production designer, Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski; produced...
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Jun 12, 1998 · This is a plot worthy of "Dynasty," told by the first-time film director Des McAnuff with an appreciation for Balzac's droll storytelling; he treats the novel not as great literature but as merciless social satire, and it is perhaps not a coincidence that for his cinematographer he chose Andrzej Sekula ("Pulp Fiction"), achieving a modern look a...
Sep 10, 2012 · Oft spurned in love, Bette (Lange) attempts to live at a remove from the romantic duplicity and boo Paris, 1846; decadence and corruption among the aristocracy.
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.
