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Thérèse

Thérèse

The fate of a woman.

20125.81h 50m

Overview

An unhappily married woman struggles to break free from social pressures and her boring suburban setting.

Directed by Claude Miller
Written by François Mauriac, Claude Miller, Natalie Carter
Produced by Yves Marmion
Box OfficeBudget: $12.7MRevenue: $4.4M

Top Cast

Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou

Thérèse Desqueyroux

Gilles Lellouche

Gilles Lellouche

Bernard Desqueyroux

Anaïs Demoustier

Anaïs Demoustier

Anne

Stanley Weber

Stanley Weber

Jean Azevedo

Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques

L'avocat de Thérèse Desqueyroux

Francis Perrin

Francis Perrin

Monsieur Larroque

Isabelle Sadoyan

Isabelle Sadoyan

Tante Clara

Catherine Arditi

Catherine Arditi

Madame de la Trave

Jérôme Thibault

Jérôme Thibault

Deguilhem

Max Morel

Max Morel

Balion

Themes & Keywords

francepregnancylifestylehistorical figuredysfunctional marriageself-liberation1920shistorical revisionism

About Thérèse

Thérèse is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of france, pregnancy, lifestyle, historical figure, dysfunctional marriage, self-liberation. Directed by Claude Miller, it stars Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche, Anaïs Demoustier. An unhappily married woman struggles to break free from social pressures and her boring suburban setting.

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