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jward-5
IMDb member since July 2000
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Cousin Bette (1998)
What a "Stinker!"
15 August 2000 - 9 out of 20 users found this review helpful.
God awful dramatization of Balzac's story of the same name. Lange and Shue are dreadfully miscast, and the script writer completely failed to capture this wry and bitter tale.
If you want to see this story with real meat on its bones, try finding a copy of the 1971 Masterpiece Theatre production. Margaret Tyzack makes Jessica Lange look like milk toast.
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Cousin Bette (1971)
First rate dramatization!
15 August 2000 - 19 out of 23 users found this review helpful.
After seeing the 1998 "stinker," I can't help longing for a video release of this outstanding production. Wry, bitter, and brilliant! Margaret Tyzack's performance as Bette is so beautifully nuanced and only underscores the terrible miscasting of Jessica Lange.
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