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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

Honoré de Balzac
Novel
Susan Tarr
Screenplay
Des McAnuff
Director
Lynn Siefert
Screenplay

Andrzej Sekula
Director of Photography

Barry Alexander Brown
Editor

Tariq Anwar
Editor
Sarah Radclyffe
Producer
Ivana Primorac
Makeup Artist
Dean Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Derek Trigg
Makeup Artist

Simon Boswell
Original Music Composer
Peter Dansie
Dialogue Editor
Jenny Shircore
Makeup Artist
Richard Bridgland
Art Direction
Lynn Siefert
Executive Producer
Linda De Andrea
Hairstylist
Robert Le Corre
Set Decoration
Susan Tarr
Executive Producer
Paul Huntley
Wigmaker
Jenny Shircore
Hairstylist

Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Karen Margiotta
Casting
Desne J. Holland
Makeup Artist
Bertrand Clercq-Roques
Art Direction
Philippe Guez
Producer
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Design
Rob Scheidlinger
Executive Producer
Catherine Damiani
Makeup Artist
Mary Margiotta
Casting
Liora Reich
Casting
Jean-Charles Bachelier
Hairstylist
Anne Ventura
Assistant Art Director

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