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Thérèse is living in a provincial town, unhappily married to Bernard, a dull, pompous man whose only interest is preserving his family name and property. They live in an isolated country mansion surrounded by servants. Early in her marriage her only comforts are her fondness for Bernard's pine-tree forest, which was her primary reason for marrying him, and her love for her sister-in-law and Bernard's half-sister, Anne. The movie recounts in flashback the circumstances that led to her being charged with poisoning her husband.
general audience, movie lovers
based on novel or book, unhappy marriage, unhappy wife
France
asThérèse Desqueyroux
asBernard Desqueyroux
asAnne De La Trave
asJean Azevedo
asMme De La Trave
asBalionte
asTante Clara
asHector De La Trave
asle spécialiste
asMaître Duros
asLaroque
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