Thérèse Raquin (1953 film)

Thérèse Raquin

Directed by	Marcel Carné
Produced by	Raymond Hakim Robert Hakim
Written by	Marcel Carné Charles Spaak Émile Zola (novel)
Starring	Simone Signoret Raf Vallone Jacques Duby
Music by	Maurice Thiriet
Cinematography	Roger Hubert
Edited by	Marthe Gottie Suzanne Rondeau Henri Rust
Distributed by	Paris Film Productions
Release dates	6 November 1953 (1953-11-06)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Thérèse Raquin (also The Adultress) is a 1953 French Drama film directed by Marcel Carné and starring Simone Signoret and Raf Vallone. The story is loosely based on the novel by Émile Zola but updated to 1953. It was screened at the 14th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion.

Plot

Thérèse is unhappily married to her cousin, a haberdasher in poor health. They share their home with his domineering mother who makes Thérèse's life even more miserable. When she attempts to run away with a truck driver she has fallen in love with her husband tries to prevent her, forcing her lover to take extreme action.

Cast

External links

Thérèse Raquin at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Marcel Carné

Bizarre, Bizarre Port of Shadows Hôtel du Nord Le Jour Se Lève Les Visiteurs du Soir Children of Paradise Gates of the Night La Marie du port Juliette, or Key of Dreams Thérèse Raquin Air of Paris Young Sinners Wasteland Three Rooms in Manhattan Law Breakers

Émile Zola's Thérèse Raquin (1867)

Characters	Thérèse Raquin Camille Raquin Madame Raquin Laurent LeClaire

Film	Thérèse Raquin (1928) Thérèse Raquin (1953) Thirst (2009) In Secret (2013)

Stage	Thérèse Raquin (2001 opera) Thou Shalt Not (2001 musical)

Related	Interior Zandalee Adagio in G minor

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