Cousin Bette (1997)

Still, it's not hard to see what Des McAnuff, the gifted theater director who is making his feature film debut with "Cousin Bette," was trying for.

"Cousin Bette" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult).

"You could write five more movies based on 'Cousin Bette,' and each one would be completely different," said Ms. Siefert.

Like her counterparts on "Cousin Bette," Ms. Currier engaged in copious research.

But wrestling "Cousin Bette" into a screenplay was traumatic in it own way.

At 5, it's said, she changed her name to Bette, inspired by the Balzac novel "Cousin Bette."

The two works that issued from his new effort of creation were /Cousin Bette/ and /Cousin Pons/.

Cousin Bette (1971)

Cousin Bette (1998)