Married at a very early age to her cousin Th''r''se Raquin (Simone Signoret Room at the Top Casque D''Or) leads an uneventful and joyless existence void of romance with her selfish husband (Jacques Duby) and authoritarian aunt. The arrival of the handsome Italian Laurent (Raf Vallone The Italian Job The Godfather: Part III) to whom Camille has taken a liking turns her life upside down. Straight away sparks of love and passion fly between Th''r''se and Laurent however Camille refuses to agree to a divorce and plans to take Th''r''se to Paris away from temptation. En... route Camille is pushed off the train after a violent dispute with Laurent. The inquiry draws the conclusion of accidental death. However a young sailor who witnessed the entire scene starts blackmailing Laurent'' Th''r''se Raquin is an adaptation of Emile Zola''s novel by critically acclaimed director Marcel Carn'' (Le Jour se L''ve Le Quai des Brumes). The film won a Silver Lion at the 1953 Venice Film Festival. [show more]
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Marcel Carne transposes Zola's dark tale of ennui and treachery to the post-WWII era. Simone Signoret stars in the title role as Therese, a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin Camille (Jacques Duby) and living with him in the home of his paralysed mother (Jean Sylvere). When she meets an acquaintance of Camille's, strapping truck driver Laurent (Raf Vallone), the two begin a secret affair - but jealousy and anger lead to tragic consequences for all three.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Marcel Carne transposes Zola&39;s dark tale of ennui and treachery to the post-WWII era Simone Signoret stars in the title role as Therese a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin Camille (Jacques Duby) and living with him in the home of his paralysed mother (Jean Sylvere) When she meets an acquaintance of Camille&39;s strapping truck driver Laurent (Raf Vallone) the two begin a secret affair - but jealousy and anger lead to tragic consequences for all three
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