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.
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
Des McAnuff
Director
Lynn Siefert
Screenplay
Honoré de Balzac
Novel
Susan Tarr
Andrzej Sekula
Director of Photography
Sarah Radclyffe
Producer
Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
Tariq Anwar
Ivana Primorac
Makeup Artist
Derek Trigg
Peter Dansie
Dialogue Editor
Dean Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Simon Boswell
Original Music Composer
Catherine Damiani
Robert Le Corre
Set Decoration
Executive Producer
Mary Margiotta
Casting
Rob Scheidlinger
Richard Bridgland
Art Direction
Bertrand Clercq-Roques
Karen Margiotta
Liora Reich
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Design
Philippe Guez
Jean-Charles Bachelier
Hairstylist
Linda De Andrea
Jenny Shircore
Desne J. Holland
Paul Huntley
Wigmaker
Anne Ventura
Assistant Art Director
Becky Bentham
Music Coordinator
Maggie Rodford
Jean Bourne
Script Supervisor
Simon Giles
Title Designer