SummaryThis adaptation of François Mauriac's 1927 novel tells the story of an unhappily married woman struggling to break free from social norms.
Directed By:Claude Miller
Written By:François Mauriac, Natalie Carter, Claude Miller
Thérèse
Metascore
Mixed or Average
49
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
49
20% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
80% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Aug 22, 2013
80
Audrey Tautou trades in Amelie’s wide-eyed sprite look for le sourpuss in this sober yet fascinating take on aristocratic social mores between the wars.
Aug 29, 2013
75
While there's a certain staid feeling to the production, it does deliver a solid working-over to the era's gentry.
Aug 31, 2013
50
With the exception of one heartbreaking and well-acted scene towards the end of the movie, the atmosphere is oppressive and the characters act as if their personalities have been shot with novocaine.
Aug 23, 2013
50
Thérèse never goes beyond that level of psychological complexity because after a point, Miller and Carter aren't interested in exploring the murky depths of Thérèse 's feelings.
Aug 22, 2013
50
Mauriac’s portrait of a society obsessed with family honor and the appearance of propriety at all costs comes through strongly, but that can’t entirely compensate for a character study with a hard-working vacuum at its center. Like Keanu Reeves, Tautou requires a perfect fit; when she tries to stretch, she gets stranded.
Aug 20, 2013
50
[Thérèse] is not the nuanced period drama it should be but is rather more like a banal, pseudo-thoughtful and monotonous episode of Masterpiece Theater.
Aug 22, 2013
40
Mr. Miller’s stolid approach — with its waxwork figures, postcard beauty, insistent tastefulness and glaze of politesse — feels far too comfortably of this world to mount a critique of it.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
44% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
44% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
11% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Aug 24, 2013
10
Gorgeous direction, every shot beautiful. Perfect, subtle acting. The New York Times reviewer said Tautou "one note" but whit her very handsome and expressive costar, it was ensemble cast. Even the servants seemed perfect recreations of the historical period. The plot was interesting and clever. I can't believe I never heard of it as much as Madame Bovary.
Production Company:
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
- Les films du 24
- France 3 Cinéma
- TF1 Droits Audiovisuels
- Canal+
- Ciné+
- France Télévisions
- Sofica UGC 1
- Soficinéma 8
- La Banque Postale Images 5
- Cofinova 7
- Région Aquitaine
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
- Cool Industrie
- UGC Images
Release Date:Aug 23, 2013
Duration:1 h 50 m
Tagline:The fate of a woman.
Awards
CinEuphoria Awards
• 3 Nominations
Globes de Cristal Awards, France
• 2 Nominations
