Savage Souls 2001 Directed by Raúl Ruiz Les Âmes fortes
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..
Release Date 20 May 2001
120 mins
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
Jacqueline Staup
Deuxieme femme veillee
Corine Blue
Jeune femme veillee
Aime Lebedel
Vieux chanteur
Nathalie Boutefeu
Charlotte
Marc Dantes
Forgerons
Eric Pasturel
Forgerons
Wladimir Ivanovsky
Gourgeon
Thierry Melia
L'aubergiste
Eugene Bouscarle
Le chef
Andre Delmas
Client 1
Manuel Villalba
Client 2
Antoine Chain
Jeune homme
Anna Queytan
La merciere
Christine Borredon
La modiste
Josette Pons
La gouvernante
Roger Pons
Jardinier
Sylvain Valentin
Gendarme
Isabelle Delaunay
Diaconesse
Emmanuel Depoix
Jeune cure
Jacques Rouault
Ouvrier
Louis-Charles Sirjacq
Le medecin
David Perrin
Le prétendant danseur de rigaudon
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