jward-5
Joined Jul 2000
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God awful dramatization of Balzac's story of the same name. Lange and Shue are dreadfully miscast, and the script writer completely failed to capture this wry and bitter tale.
If you want to see this story with real meat on its bones, try finding a copy of the 1971 Masterpiece Theatre production. Margaret Tyzack makes Jessica Lange look like milk toast.
If you want to see this story with real meat on its bones, try finding a copy of the 1971 Masterpiece Theatre production. Margaret Tyzack makes Jessica Lange look like milk toast.
After seeing the 1998 "stinker," I can't help longing for a video release of this outstanding production. Wry, bitter, and brilliant! Margaret Tyzack's performance as Bette is so beautifully nuanced and only underscores the terrible miscasting of Jessica Lange.