Therese

Therese (1962)

Thérèse Desqueyroux

Thérèse is living in a provincial town, unhappily married to Bernard, a dull, pompous man whose only interest is preserving his family name and property. They live in an isolated country mansion surrounded by servants. Early in her marriage her only comforts are her fondness for Bernard's pine-tree forest, which was her primary reason for marrying him, and her love for her sister-in-law and Bernard's half-sister, Anne. The movie recounts in flashback the circumstances that led to her being charged with poisoning her husband.

Date of release
1962-09-21
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (33)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama
Director
Georges Franju

Casting

Interesting facts

Thérèse Desqueyroux is a 1962 French drama film directed by Georges Franju, based on the 1927 novel of the same name by François Mauriac. Written by Franju, François Mauriac and Claude Mauriac, it stars Emmanuelle Riva and Philippe Noiret.

Production

The film, which moved the novel's temporal setting from the 1920s to the 1960s but maintained the locale of Southwestern France, was shot at Franstudio, Paris Studio Cinéma, and in the communes of Bazas, Villandraut, and Uzeste.

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