Cousin Bette

Name: Cousin Bette
Director: Des McAnuff
Released: 1998
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Geraldine Chaplin, John Benfield

1998 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 2,915 VOTES · DIR. Des McAnuff

Overview

Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her brother-in-law, Baron Hulot, and her niece, Hortense Hulot. Failing to do so, she instead finds solace and company in a handsome young sculptor she saves from starvation. But the aspiring artist soon finds love in the arms of another woman, Hortense, leaving Bette a bitter spinster. Bette plots to take revenge on the family who turned her away and stole her only love. With the help of famed courtesan Jenny Cadine she slowly destroys the lives of those who have scorned her.

Dialogue Timeline — 411 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

01:09:03 Oh, you're crying. The empire is dying.

01:10:15 - Ah... here is my father! - Hector! Dear!

01:11:32 MAN: Four! BARON: You have dishonored me.

01:13:01 General Pierre Hulot de Forzheim...

01:14:39 Blockheads. Ignoramuses.

01:15:47 your flashy wardrobe...

01:16:37 - Do you hear me? I can get it! - That's a joke!

01:17:49 Fair lady, at your service.

01:19:10 CREVEL: Mademoiselle Fisher, what is it? Good heavens!

01:21:15 I look good enough to eat.

01:22:28 Mademoiselle would perhaps do me the honor of posing for Delilah.

01:24:24 and out to conquer every heart in Paris.

01:25:19 Back to the country. Back to Lorraine.

01:26:46 BETTE: Hortense! Poor thing.

01:28:46 And now she expects me to drop everything and run to her.

01:31:43 - Hortense? - Hector!

01:33:18 She can't have you.

01:34:56 Shall I come tomorrow?

01:36:06 I went immediately to the bank. I gave the money to your cousin.

01:37:28 Father.

01:38:48 Well, why can't we stay in Paris... just a little while?

01:40:02 - Oh! - Somebody get a doctor!

01:42:08 And sing a song of freedom in the street

200:00:00 francs in less than a year!

Cast & Characters

Jessica Lange Bette Elisabeth Shue Jenny Cadine Bob Hoskins Crevel Geraldine Chaplin Adeline John Benfield Dr. Bianchon Hugh Laurie Hector Paul Bandey Priest Laura Fraser Mariette Toby Stephens Victorin Kelly Macdonald Hortense

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed411

Dialogue density3.8 lines / min

First line01:09:03

Final line200:00:00

Production Record

DirectorDes McAnuff

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,915