Thérèse

2012 [FRENCH]

Drama

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 37% · 59 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 37% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 4002 4K

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Plot summary

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

Director

Claude Miller Photo
Claude Miller

Top cast

Audrey Tautou Photo
Audrey Tautou as Thérèse Larroque - épouse Desqueyroux
Stanley Weber Photo
Stanley Weber as Jean Azevedo
Anaïs Demoustier Photo
Anaïs Demoustier as Anne de la Trave
Gilles Lellouche Photo
Gilles Lellouche as Bernard Desqueyroux
720p.BluRay
1011.61 MB
1280*534
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   dk   fi   de   il   no   sv   tr  
24 fps
1 hr 49 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 6 / 10

A beautiful looking, and somewhat compelling period drama

"Therese" is a lovely looking film. The characters are all attractive, the scenery is pristine and engaging, and the colors really pop out at you. The cinematography is near top-notch.Ultimately, this is a very dark, and rather depressing story. Although arguably a victim of circumstance, the lead character comes across as rather self-absorbed and pathetic. I'm not sure if that was the intention or not, or even if there was an intention.The story and dialogue are sufficiently sophisticated to keep the viewer's attention. Overall a solid piece of work with good performances from the cast.If you liked this review, then please check out my other reviews. I try to review the movies which not many people see.
Reviewed by 7 / 10

Enjoyable enough - but for one complaint...

'Thérèse Desqueyroux' is a French drama set in the 1920s in which Audrey Tautou, as the titular Thérèse, is content to play the iconoclast in her stuffy husband's family. But when her best friend (also her sister-in-law) describes her passionate relationship with an attractive young Portuguese man, Thérèse's emotions take a more sinister turn. My one complaint about this is that as Thérèse's husband (played by Gilles Lellouche) is such a central part of the plot it's a shame he is portrayed as such a one-dimensional duffer, ignorant of his wife's feelings in the most stereotypical way, but apart from that this is quite an enjoyable production, both in terms of the plot and the idyllic coastal scenery in which much of the film is set.
Reviewed by 7 / 10

Tautou goes brainy and abandons her public

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