Therese

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Charlie Stratton

Starring:

Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Felton, Jessica Lange, Oscar Isaac, Shirley Henderson, John Kavanagh, Mackenzie Crook, Matt Lucas

Release Date:

Friday 27 September

      Therese is an American crime drama thriller film directed and written by Charlie Stratton, based on the 1867 classic novel Thérèse Raquin written by Emile Zola. The film stars Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Felton, Oscar Isaac and Jessica Lange. It has been selected to be screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot

      Set in the lower echelons of 1860s Paris, Thérèse Raquin (Elizabeth Olsen), a sexually repressed beautiful young woman, is trapped into a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille (Tom Felton), by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin (Jessica Lange). Thérèse spends her days confined behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominoes with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband's alluring friend, Laurent LeClaire (Oscar Isaac), she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences.

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External links:

"Main Page." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Aug. 2013. Web. 18 Aug. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>.

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