Thérèse Desqueyroux (2012)

Synopsis of Thérèse Desqueyroux

Audrey Tautou stars in director Claude Miller's adaptation of François Mauriac's classic novel, which tells the tragic tale of a housewife from 1920s provincial France locked in a loveless arranged marriage to a wealthy, landowning neighbor. In an era when marriages were used to merge land parcels and build powerful families, Thérèse Larroque (Tautou) wed Bernard Desqueyroux (Gilles Lellouche). Though the union ensured Thérèse a life of luxury, however, her dormant passions are later reawakened when her best friend (and her husband's younger sister) Anne (Anaïs Demoustier) enters into a romance with a dashing Portuguese suitor. Meanwhile, inspired by Anne's blatant disregard for tradition in favor of true love, the free spirited Thérèse makes one last, desperate attempt to reclaim her independence. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Director(s):

Claude Miller

Writer(s):

Natalie Carter, Claude Miller

Producer(s):

Yves Marmion

• 2012 - Toronto International Film Festival - Film Presented

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