Movie

Cousin Bette

Name: Cousin Bette
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Hugh Laurie, Kelly Macdonald

41%Critics22 reviews45%Audience35 reviews

5.9130average critics score, out of 1019981h 47mR

Comedy Drama

Lovelorn Bette (Jessica Lange) falls for an artist, Count Wenceslas Steinbach (Aden Young), but is enraged when the sculptor instead decides to pursue Bette's rival, Hortense Hulot (Kelly Macdonald). Hortense's good fortune cements Bette's hatred of the Hulots, her wealthy in-laws, so she decides to ruin the family. Bette persuades beautiful prostitute Jenny Cadine (Elisabeth Shue) to seduce Wenceslas in the hope it will harm Hortense, but the plan has unforeseen results.