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Savage Souls

2001-05-20 · 120 min · ★ 4.9

Drama · Romance

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

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Laetitia CastaLaetitia CastaThérèse
Frédéric DiefenthalFrédéric DiefenthalFirmin
Arielle DombasleArielle DombasleMadame Numance
John MalkovichJohn MalkovichMonsieur Numance
Charles BerlingCharles BerlingReveillard
Johan LeysenJohan LeysenRampal
Édith ScobÉdith ScobPremière femme veillée
Christian VadimChristian VadimLe pasteur
Carlos LópezCarlos LópezLe muet
Monique MélinandMonique MélinandThérèse âgée
Jacqueline StaupJacqueline StaupDeuxieme femme veillee
Corine BlueCorine BlueJeune femme veillee
Aime LebedelVieux chanteur
Nathalie BoutefeuNathalie BoutefeuCharlotte
Marc DantesForgerons
Eric PasturelForgerons
Wladimir IvanovskyGourgeon
Thierry MeliaL'aubergiste
Eugene BouscarleLe chef
Andre DelmasClient 1

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