

Savage Souls
2001-05-20 · 120 min · ★ 4.9
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..
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- Directors
- Raúl Ruiz
- Production companies
- Les Films du Lendemain, MDI Productions, ARTE France Cinéma
- Countries
- France, Belgium, Switzerland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Laetitia CastaThérèse
Frédéric DiefenthalFirmin
Arielle DombasleMadame Numance
John MalkovichMonsieur Numance
Charles BerlingReveillard
Johan LeysenRampal
Édith ScobPremière femme veillée
Christian VadimLe pasteur
Carlos LópezLe muet
Monique MélinandThérèse âgée
Jacqueline StaupDeuxieme femme veillee
Corine BlueJeune femme veillee
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