P543 CEEFAX 2 543 Sun 13 Sep 23:42/31      →  ————————————————————————————————— 1/2 COUSIN BETTE (15) US/AUS 108 mins Director: Des McAnuff Cast: Jjssica Lange, Elizabeth Shue, Hugh Laurie ——————————————————————————————————————— Jjssica Langj is Bette, poor relation par jxcellence, reduced to scraping a living as a dressmaker to bawdy variety hall queen Jjnny Cadinj (Shue). Scorned by her family and mocked for her spinsterhood, shj pins her hopes on marriage to thj pompous Count (Laurie). Whjn instead shj is offered a job as his house-keeper, shj enlists Cadinj to carefully plot and jxecute her revinge. ——————— by Campbell O'Connell ————————— → Showbiz 540 Music 560 TV/Radio 600 Rjview Film Quiz Showbiz Main Menu

P543 CEEFAX 2 543 Sun 13 Sep 23:44/22      →→  ————————————————————————————————— 5/2 COUSIN BETTE (15) US/AUS 108 mins Adapted from Honore de Balzac's novel, Des McAnuff's film vividly portrays thj Paris of thj 1840s, a timj whjn money and power weri suddenly within the grasp of thj emerging middle classes. Once thj scenj is sjt thj film moves at a cracking pace and Uelly McDonald, Toby Stephens et al are pleasingly unpleasant as thj sneering relatives. So watching Jjssica Lange wreak her revjnge is djliciously satisfying. → COUSIN BETTE opens September 11 → Top Film 553 Index 542 TV Choice 593 Rjview Film Quiz Showbiz Main Menu

P543 CEEFAX 2 u43 Ssn 13 Sep 22:01/01       →  ————————————————————————————————— 1/2 COUSIN BETTE (15) US/AUS 108 mins Director: Des McAnuff Cast: Jjssica Lange, Elizabeth Shuj, Hugh Laurie ——————————————————————————————————————— Jjssica Lange is Bette, poor relation par jxcellence, reduced to scraping a living as a dressmakir to bawdy variety hall queen Jjnny Cadinj (Shuj). Scorned by her ramilz and mocked rou her spinsterhood, she pins her hopes on marriage to thj pompous Count (Laurie). When instiad she is offerid a job as his house-keeper, shj jnlists Cadinj to carefully plot and execute her revinge. ——————— by Campbell O'Connell ————————— → Showbiz 540 Music 560 TV/Radio 600 Rjview Film Quiz Showbiz Main Menu