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..

Cast

Laetitia Casta

Thérèse

Frédéric Diefenthal

Firmin

Arielle Dombasle

Madame Numance

John Malkovich

Monsieur Numance

Charles Berling

Reveillard

Johan Leysen

Rampal

Édith Scob

Première femme veillée

Christian Vadim

Le pasteur

Carlos López

Le muet

Monique Mélinand

Thérèse âgée