Thérèse

Name: Thérèse
Genre: Drama
Released: August 23, 2013
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 49

2013

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MPI Media Group | Release Date: August 23, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: This adaptation of François Mauriac's 1927 novel tells the story of an unhappily married woman struggling to break free from social norms.

Director: Claude Miller

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 110 min

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Jordan Hoffman

Aug 22, 2013

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. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Aug 29, 2013

While there's a certain staid feeling to the production, it does deliver a solid working-over to the era's gentry. Read full review

Marc Mohan

Sep 19, 2013

The movie looks great, with soft-focus shots of perfectly tailored outfits masking the ugliness within. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Aug 22, 2013

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. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Aug 23, 2013

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. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Aug 22, 2013

Even given the character's extreme introspection and withdrawal, Tautou's performance is too often opaque. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Aug 22, 2013

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. Read full review

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StevieB212

Aug 24, 2013

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 andGorgeous 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.… Expand

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