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- BFI identifier464239
- Date1997 (Copyright)
1998-09-11 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisBette is the poor, unmarried relative of a noble family headed by the lecherous Hector, who has succeeded in virtually bankrupting the entire household. Bette seeks to gain revenge on Hector and the other family members via various machinations, successful and otherwise. Based on the 1846 novel by Honore de Balzac. (Synopsis) Based on the novel by Honoré de Balzac. The story of an impoverished spinster who resents her position as "poor relation" within a noble, profligate family. (Synopsis)
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- CreditsDirector: Des Mcanuff
Production Company: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Production Company: Fox Searchlight Pictures
view all - CastGeraldine Chaplin (Adeline Hulot)
John Benfield (Doctor Bianchon)
Hugh Laurie (Baron Hector Hulot)
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Title
Cousin Bette (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/FE5E-B7D2-7364-7DB2-20FC-GCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- ArticlesMusic from the Movies n21 Autumn 1998 - ArticleSight and Sound v8 n9 September 1998 - Credits, Review, SynopsisVariety 6 May 1996 - Credits, Prod. DetailsThe Hollywood Reporter v343 n15 23 Jul 1996 - Credits, Prod. DetailsScreen International n1070 9 Aug 1996 - Credits, Prod. Detailsview all
- Cousin Bette
Work - 464239 - 1997 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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