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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.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $1,295,194
English
Budget--
Revenue $1,295,194
Keywords
paris, france
based on novel or book
balzac
courtesan
love
revenge
seamstress
spinster
19th century
Casts

Jessica Lange
Cousin Bette

Elisabeth Shue
Jenny Cadine

Bob Hoskins
Cesar Crevel

Hugh Laurie
Baron Hector Hulot

Kelly Macdonald
Hortense Hulot

Toby Stephens
Victorin Hulot

John Benfield
Dr. Bianchon

Geraldine Chaplin
Adeline

Paul Bandey
Priest

Laura Fraser
Mariette

John Sessions
Musical Director

Philip Jackson
De Wissembourg

Toby Jones
Gentleman in Cafe des Artistes

Kenneth Jay
Gentlemen in Cafe des Artistes

Simon McBurney
Vauvinet

Heathcote Williams
Nucingen

Jefferson Mays
Stidmann

Aden Young
Wenceslas
Crews
Des McAnuff
Director

Honoré de Balzac
Novel
Lynn Siefert
Screenplay
Susan Tarr
Screenplay

Andrzej Sekula
Director of Photography

Tariq Anwar
Editor

Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
Sarah Radclyffe
Producer
Ivana Primorac
Makeup Artist
Simon Boswell
Original Music Composer
Derek Trigg
Makeup Artist
Peter Dansie
Dialogue Editor
Dean Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Design
Richard Bridgland
Art Direction
Bertrand Clercq-Roques
Art Direction
Robert Le Corre
Set Decoration
Philippe Guez
Producer
Rob Scheidlinger
Executive Producer
Lynn Siefert
Executive Producer
Susan Tarr
Executive Producer
Karen Margiotta
Casting
Mary Margiotta
Casting
Liora Reich
Casting

Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Jean-Charles Bachelier
Hairstylist
Catherine Damiani
Makeup Artist
Linda De Andrea
Hairstylist
Desne J. Holland
Makeup Artist
Paul Huntley
Wigmaker
Jenny Shircore
Makeup Artist
Jenny Shircore
Hairstylist
Anne Ventura
Assistant Art Director

Becky Bentham
Music Coordinator
Maggie Rodford
Music Coordinator
Jean Bourne
Script Supervisor
Simon Giles
Title Designer
Backdrops & Posters





