Thérèse
A fiercely independent woman confronts the suffocating social and emotional constraints of a 1920s marriage in rural France.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- austere
- intimate
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics generally found the adaptation restrained and well acted, while divided over its conventional treatment and pacing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Thérèse is confined within the Desqueyroux family's wealthy pinery-owning household and judged by rigid in-laws.
Thérèse enters marriage half-heartedly and increasingly feels eclipsed by Bernard's priorities and expectations.
Thérèse's roaming ideas and radical-socialist family background contrast with the narrow life demanded by her marriage.
The beautiful residence and formal family environment function as an oppressive enclosure for Thérèse.
Films like Thérèse, and why
A Woman Under the Influence
period marriage drama centered on female autonomy, repression, and emotional alienation
The House of Mirth
literary historical drama about a woman constrained by social convention and domestic expectations
The Piano Teacher
french period drama exploring stifling bourgeois relationships, desire, and self-liberation
Movie Details
- Director
- Claude Miller
- Release Date
- 2012-05-27
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (116)
Cast
- Audrey Tautou
- Gilles Lellouche
- Anaïs Demoustier
- Stanley Weber
- Yves Jacques
- Francis Perrin
- Isabelle Sadoyan
- Catherine Arditi
- Jérôme Thibault
- Max Morel
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Thérèse about?
- A fiercely independent woman confronts the suffocating social and emotional constraints of a 1920s marriage in rural France.
- What is Thérèse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Thérèse as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Thérèse violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Thérèse as mild.
- What did critics think of Thérèse?
- Critics generally found the adaptation restrained and well acted, while divided over its conventional treatment and pacing.
- Which films are like Thérèse?
- Films with a similar feel include A Woman Under the Influence, The House of Mirth, and The Piano Teacher.
- How long is Thérèse?
- Thérèse runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Thérèse?
- In United States, Thérèse is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
