At a wake one night in 1945, a group of aged women recall the life of one of their number. Sixty years before, Thérèse was barely 20 years old when she eloped with her boyfriend, Firmin, a blacksmith, to Châtillon, a town in Provence. Here, she makes the acquaintance of the wealthy Madame Numance, who is known for her good deeds. Realising that Thérèse is pregnant and unemployed, Madame Numance insists that she moves into a house on her estate. Whilst Firmin resents the arrangement, Thérèse soon finds that she can exploit the situation, using her benefactor's naivety and generosity for her own gain..
Stars: Laetitia Casta, Arielle Dombasle, John Malkovich, Charles Berling, Frédéric Diefenthal, Édith Scob
Crew: Raúl Ruiz (Director), Jean Giono (Novel), Alexandre Astruc (Screenplay), Alain Majani d'Inguimbert (Screenplay), Mitchell Hooper (Screenplay), Eric Neuhoff (Screenplay)
Country: France, Belgium, Switzerland
Language: Français
Studio: Les Films du Lendemain, MDI Productions, ARTE France Cinéma
Runtime: 120 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 20, 2001
IMDb: 6.5
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