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Thérèse

Thérèse

Drama · 2012

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

Movie details

Thérèse

“The fate of a woman.”

2012 Drama 1h 50m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Claude Miller

Written by

Claude Miller · Natalie Carter

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

Court is in session

Put Thérèse on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.