Cousin Bette

When her sister dies in 1846, Bette moves from the château to Paris to work as a theater seamstress. She helps a handsome, starving artist. When her niece lures him away from her, she plans a devious revenge.

Cousin Bette is a 1998 drama romance movie directed by Des McAnuff, starring Elisabeth Shue, Geraldine Chaplin, Bob Hoskins. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 from 2,990 votes and runs 1h 48m.