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| ACTORS: | Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Des McAnuff |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 12 June, 1998 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Twentieth Century Fox |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 086162104497 |
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Customer Reviews of Cousin Bette
interesting period drama Jessica Lange stars as Cousin Bette, the older spinster aunt recruited to help those relatives who have all the beauty and wealth --- and therefore all the love (it's a bit odd because Lange is really attractive even when they are playing her looks down. you just have to give in and believe it.)
When Bette finds a boyfriend in a younger artist, her pretty niece Hortense goes after him because she does not see why Bette should have ANYTHING at all. Bette, meantime, is a costumer at a local Parisian theater, where she meets Jennie, a courtsean (played by Elizabeth Shue), who is also single but with quite a different take on life. Bette decides to put her spoiled selfish nasty relatives in their place once and for all.
This is a great little movie and well worth watching!!!
Beware the Fury of a Woman Scorned...
Jessica Lange plays a middle-aged woman (Cousin Bette) in period France who finally decides on revenge after years of being cruelly mistreated and betrayed by her rich relatives. The final straw comes when her young cousin-daughter successfully (through very sneaky means) "steals" away her young lover (a poor art sculpturer whom Bette cares for and nurses to health when he is ill and who's the only "light" and hope in poor Bette's life). To avenge, Bette seeks the help of a trusted friend who's a famous courtesan (played by Elizabeth Shue) but even she betrays Bette. However, the movie ends on a good note with all the "bad characters" getting their due in the end.
The movie is well directed, but the characters are not particularly memorable or likeable (even Bette's). Still, it makes for an interesting watch, especially if you like unconventional period dramas. Jessica Lange is also brilliant in her role as the title character.
Absolute trash!
I'll never forget the Masterpiece Theater mini-series from 1971. It was a sheer delight. Jessica Lange's Bette is a defanged, declawed pussy cat when compared to Margaret Tyzack's fierce tigeress whose fangs and claws are lethally sharp and carefully concealed.
I keep hoping PBS will rebroadcast the original series. Until then, forget the insipid movie.