Savage Souls

2h

Drama

Romance

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..

Production Companies

Les Films du Lendemain

MDI Productions

ARTE France Cinéma

Cast

Arielle Dombasle

Arielle Dombasle

Madame Numance
John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Monsieur Numance
Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Reveillard
Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Première femme veillée
Christian Vadim

Christian Vadim

Le pasteur
Monique Mélinand

Monique Mélinand

Thérèse âgée
Jacqueline Staup

Jacqueline Staup

Deuxieme femme veillee
Corine Blue

Corine Blue

Jeune femme veillee
Aime Lebedel

Aime Lebedel

Vieux chanteur
Marc Dantes

Marc Dantes

Forgerons
Eric Pasturel

Eric Pasturel

Forgerons
Thierry Melia

Thierry Melia

L'aubergiste
Andre Delmas

Andre Delmas

Client 1
Antoine Chain

Antoine Chain

Jeune homme
Anna Queytan

Anna Queytan

La merciere
Josette Pons

Josette Pons

La gouvernante
Roger Pons

Roger Pons

Jardinier
Emmanuel Depoix

Emmanuel Depoix

Jeune cure
David Perrin

David Perrin

Le prétendant danseur de rigaudon

Release date

20th May 2001

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français