Thérèse Raquin

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Thérèse Raquin (1953)

G 11/06/1953 (FR) Drama, Crime, Romance 1h 46m

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Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they've gotten away with murder after Thérèse's weakling husband "falls" from a speeding train. But when forced to contend with a blackmailer's demands and the mute accusations of Thérèse's mother-in-law, it's only a matter of time before the law, their passion or blind chance trips them up.

Marcel Carné

Director
Émile Zola

Novel

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Simone Signoret

Thérèse Raquin
Raf Vallone

Laurent
Jacques Duby

Camille Raquin
Maria Pia Casilio

Georgette, la bonne
Sylvie

Madame Raquin
Nerio Bernardi

le médecin
Roland Lesaffre

Henri dit « Riton »
Madeleine Barbulée

Mme Noblet
Marcel André

M. Michaud
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on April 5, 2015

Thérèse is no Tease.

Thérèse Raquin (AKA: The Adultress) is directed by Marcel Carné and Carné co-adapts the screenplay with Charles Spaak from the Émile Zola novel. It stars Simone Signoret, Raf Vallone, Jacques Duby, Maria Pia Casilio and Roland Lesaffre. Music is by Maurice Thiriet and cinematography by Roger Hubert.

Carné reworks Zola's novel to be set in post-war Lyon and slips into a film noir gear. Plot essentially finds Signoret as Raquin, a severely repressed woman stuck in a marriage to her wimpy weasel of a cousin, not only that but she also has to share a home with his dominee... read the rest.

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