Underplayed Gems

Cousin Bette (1998)

Cousin Bette poster
Directed by
Des McAnuff
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A bitter middle-aged woman schemes to destroy the wealthy family that she believes has wronged her. She uses her wit and a young artist to bring down her relatives one by one.

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What happens

Cousin Bette is a 1998 British–American comedy-drama film starring Jessica Lange in the title role and is loosely based on the novel of the same name by the French author Honoré de Balzac. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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