Thérèse

Thérèse

DVD - 2013

In the south-west of France, in the late 1920s, Thérèse agrees to a marriage of convenience with wealthy but arrogant Bernard Desqueyroux, and is now part of his oppressively traditionalist family. When Bernard's younger sister Anna falls madly in love with a handsome young Portuguese man, Therese is tasked by the family to persuade Anna to forego the planned nuptials. But as she witnesses Anna's determination to keep her lover by her side, Therese finds her own desire to free herself from the provincial conventions that threaten to keep her forever repressed.

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Subjects
Mauriac, François, > 1885-1970 > Film adaptations.
Families > France > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > France > Drama.
Poisoning > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Orland Park, IL : MPI Home Video [2013?]
Language
French
English
Corporate Authors
Films du 24 (Firm), U.G.C. (Firm), France 3 cinéma (Firm), TF1 droits audiovisuels (Firm), Studio Canal+, Ciné+ (France), France télévision, Sofica UGC 1, Soficinéma 8 (Firm), Banque Postale Image 5 (Firm), Cofinova 7 (Firm), Cool Industrie
Corporate Authors
Films du 24 (Firm) (production company), U.G.C. (Firm), France 3 cinéma (Firm), TF1 droits audiovisuels (Firm), Studio Canal+, Ciné+ (France), France télévision, Sofica UGC 1, Soficinéma 8 (Firm), Banque Postale Image 5 (Firm), Cofinova 7 (Firm), Cool Industrie
Other Authors
Claude Miller (film director), Natalie Carter (screenwriter), Yves Marmion (film producer), Audrey Tautou, 1976- (actor), Gilles Lellouche (-), Anaïs Demoustier, 1987-, Catherine Arditi, Isabelle Sadoyan, Stanley Weber, 1986-, François Mauriac, 1885-1970
Item Description
Based on the novel Therese Desqueyroux by François Mauriac.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Special features: Trailer.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Gérard de Battista ; editing, Véronique Langue ; production designer, Laurence Brenguier ; costume designer, Jacqueline Bouchard.
ISBN
9780788616617
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Audrey Tautou (Amelie) cuts a forlorn figure in the late Claude Miller's (A Secret) final film, a nicely shot tragedy about an independent-minded woman who consents to an arranged marriage with a traditional landowner (Gilles -Lellouche) in pre-World War I France. Chafing under the era's social binds and her husband's patronizing demeanor, Therese resorts to overdosing him with prescription meds in a desperate act that only brings more trouble. Saucer-eyed Tautou sinks into a character far removed from her famous role. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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