A poor relative, cousin Bette is cast aside by a wealthy family. Embittered and jealous, she devotes herself to the systematic destruction of those around her.
Okay, so La cousine Bette. If you're into old silent films, especially those juicy, dramatic adaptations of classic literature, you might actually find something to chew on here. It's a proper *vicious* melodrama. But if your idea of 'old movie' means something from, say, the 1980s, then yeah, this will probably feel l...
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"Okay, so La cousine Bette. If you're into old silent films, especially those juicy, dramatic adaptations of classic literature, you might actually find something to chew on here. It's a proper *vicious* melodrama. But if your idea of 'old movie' means something from, say, the 1980s, then yeah, this will probably feel like watching paint dry. It really needs a certain kind of patience, you know? Like, a lot of it. This film, based on the Balzac novel, dives deep into this woman, Bette, who just ..."
Nell Haroun
Honoré de Balzac
France
1920 · IMDb —
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
