Savage Souls

Savage Souls

120 mins | Drama, Romance | May 20, 2001

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..

Savage Souls

120 mins | Drama, Romance | May 20, 2001

Savage Souls
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..
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Les Films du Lendemain, MDI Productions
Original title Les Âmes fortes
Directors Barbara Constantine, Raúl Ruiz
Writers Eric Neuhoff, Mitchell Hooper, Alain Majani d'Inguimbert, Alexandre Astruc, Jean Giono

Cast

Laetitia Casta

as Thérèse

Arielle Dombasle

as Madame Numance

John Malkovich

as Monsieur Numance

Charles Berling

as Reveillard

Edith Scob

as Première femme veillée

Christian Vadim

as Le pasteur

Monique Mélinand

as Thérèse âgée