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.

01:10:20 HORTENSE: He'll know what to do. BETTE: What happened?

01:11:35 - Five! - And stolen my little songbird.

01:13:03 his lifetime of service to the Emperor Napoleon...

01:14:41 Oh, shut up!

01:15:48 So now it's my fault. I see.

01:16:47 I know someone who'll loan you the money.

01:17:54 I've asked you here for a matter of the greatest importance.

01:19:16 - Your life is in danger. - It is?

01:21:26 Yes, I recognize Count Steinbach.

01:22:41 - Don't leave. - Oh, yes, your money.

01:24:31 and see a tiger or a girl with garlands in her hair...

01:25:27 You a peasant! In those shoes?

01:26:55 He's never left me alone for so long.

01:29:42 [Moaning]

01:32:08 WENCESLAS: How can she have done this?

01:33:36 You're mine.

01:35:08 Adieu, dear friend.

01:36:19 It was intended for me, and you kept it!

01:37:54 It took longer than I thought it would to pack.

01:39:00 For God's sake, Jenny, you don't need slippers.

01:40:41 for the murder of your husband, Count Wenceslas Steinbach.

01:42:32 [Distant explosions]

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 line01:42:32

Production Record

DirectorDes McAnuff

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,915