About
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..
Director
Writers
Alain Majani d'Inguimbert, Alexandre Astruc
Music
Studio
Les Films du Lendemain, MDI Productions, ARTE France Cinéma
Original Title
Les Âmes fortes
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →L
Laetitia Casta
Thérèse
F
Frédéric Diefenthal
Firmin
A
Arielle Dombasle
Madame Numance
J
John Malkovich
Monsieur Numance
C
Charles Berling
Reveillard
J
Johan Leysen
Rampal
É
Édith Scob
Première femme veillée
C
Christian Vadim
Le pasteur
C
Carlos López
Le muet
M
Monique Mélinand
Thérèse âgée
J
Jacqueline Staup
Deuxieme femme veillee
C
Corine Blue
Jeune femme veillee
N
Nathalie Boutefeu
Charlotte
W
Wladimir Ivanovsky
Gourgeon
A
Antoine Chain
Jeune homme
L
Louis-Charles Sirjacq
Le medecin
