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Cousin Bette
1998
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· 108 min
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In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate revenge on her handsome and wealthy relatives.
Details
- Director
- Des McAnuff
- Writers
- Lynn Siefert, Susan Tarr
- Based on
- a work by Honoré de Balzac
- Studio
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Released
- 12 June 1998
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $1.3M
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