Cousin Bette

“Lust. Greed. Murder. Some things never go out of style.”

In nineteenth-century Paris, Bette Fischer (Jessica Lange) is a poor, plain spinster living on the charity of her wealthy relatives, the Hulots. She finds an ally in Valerie Marneffe, a seductive courtesan, and together they set about taking revenge on the family that has looked down on her for years. Des McAnuff stages the city's money and appetite as a comedy of manners, with Hugh Laurie (Baron Hector Hulot) and Bob Hoskins (Cesar Crevel) among the men circling.