Savage Souls (2001)
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..
Director:
Raúl Ruiz
Writers:
Alexandre Astruc, Alain Majani d'Inguimbert, Mitchell Hooper, Eric Neuhoff.
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Laetitia Casta as Thérèse |
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Frédéric Diefenthal as Firmin |
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Arielle Dombasle as Madame Numance |
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John Malkovich as Monsieur Numance |
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Charles Berling as Reveillard |
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Johan Leysen as Rampal |
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Édith Scob as Première femme veillée |
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Christian Vadim as Le pasteur |
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Carlos López as Le muet |
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Monique Mélinand as Thérèse âgée |
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Jacqueline Staup as Deuxieme femme veillee |
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Corine Blue as Jeune femme veillee |
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Aime Lebedel as Vieux chanteur |
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Nathalie Boutefeu as Charlotte |
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Marc Dantes as Forgerons |
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Eric Pasturel as Forgerons |
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Wladimir Ivanovsky as Gourgeon |
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Thierry Melia as L'aubergiste |
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Eugene Bouscarle as Le chef |
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Andre Delmas as Client 1 |
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Manuel Villalba as Client 2 |
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Antoine Chain as Jeune homme |
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Anna Queytan as La merciere |
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Christine Borredon as La modiste |
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Josette Pons as La gouvernante |
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Roger Pons as Jardinier |
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Sylvain Valentin as Gendarme |
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Isabelle Delaunay as Diaconesse |
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Emmanuel Depoix as Jeune cure |
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Jacques Rouault as Ouvrier |
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Louis-Charles Sirjacq as Le medecin |
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David Perrin as Le prétendant danseur de rigaudon |
| Directing | Raúl Ruiz | Director |
| Writing | Jean Giono | Novel |
| Writing | Alexandre Astruc | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alain Majani d'Inguimbert | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mitchell Hooper | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eric Neuhoff | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jorge Arriagada | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Valeria Sarmiento | Editor |
| Camera | Éric Gautier | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bruno Beaugé | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marielle Robaut | Costume Design |
| Production | Sylvie Brocheré | Casting |
| Directing | Barbara Constantine | Script Supervisor |
