Cousin Bette (1927)

Original title

La Cousine Bette

Directed by

Max de Rieux

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

9.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor woman in 19th century Paris tries to get revenge on her wealthy relatives. She schemes against a family that she thinks has wronged her.

periodsomberclassicalquietbittersweetrestrainedtheatricalstately

What happens

Cousin Bette (French: La cousine Bette) is a 1928 French silent historical drama film directed by Max de Rieux and starring Germaine Rouer, Henri Baudin and Alice Tissot. It is based on the 1846 novel Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Dauphin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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