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  Therese (Therese Desqueyroux)

After Therese is acquitted of trying to poison her husband, Bernard Desqueyroux, she recalls the events that lead to her being charged. At the beginning of her marriage to Bernard, the only respite she found from the stifling provincial life was the company of her sister-in-law Anne. After Anne left, she found herself trapped in a loveless marriage to a boring man, whose only interest was in preserving his family name and property. By accident, Therese found that an increase in Bernard's medicine made him very ill.

109 Minutes

Georges Franju
Claude Mauriac

Georges Franju

Emmanuelle Riva....Therese Desqueyroux (as Emmanuele Riva)
Philippe Noiret....Bernard Desqueyroux
Edith Scob....Anne de la Trave
Sami Frey....Jean Azevedo
Renée Devillers....Mme de la Trave
Jeanne Pérez....Balionte
Hélène Dieudonné....Aunt Clara
Richard Saint-Bris....Hector de la Trave
Jean-Jacques Rémy....Specialist
Harry Vardier
Jacques Monod....Maître Duros
Lucien Nat....Laroque
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Daniel Villattes

Genres

Drama

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