Marcel Carne's timeless adultery classic is a wonderful film adaptation of Emile Zola's novel of the same name.
The later ACADEMY AWARD winner Simone Signoret (The Way Up) and Raf Vallone impress as a passionate couple who are willing to do anything for their happiness together. But it is the figure of the daring sailor Riton (Roland Lesaffre) who brings the story from the 19th century into the immediate post-war period. Disillusioned and mentally deformed by his experiences during the Second World War, it is the mysterious young man, who is a vicious blackmailer but at the same time is also looking for human connection with two outcasts, who brings the events to the time of the early 1950s.
Master director Marcel Carne (EUROPEAN FILM AWARD (h.c.)) practically tailored this role to his favorite actor Roland Lesaffre (1927-2009). Further appearances in Carne's films were to follow, most impressively alongside Jean Gabin and Arletty in "The Air of Paris".
Even after almost 70 years, "Therese Raquin" appears to be an almost flawless classic.
A masterpiece worth seeing!
The later ACADEMY AWARD winner Simone Signoret (The Way Up) and Raf Vallone impress as a passionate couple who are willing to do anything for their happiness together. But it is the figure of the daring sailor Riton (Roland Lesaffre) who brings the story from the 19th century into the immediate post-war period. Disillusioned and mentally deformed by his experiences during the Second World War, it is the mysterious young man, who is a vicious blackmailer but at the same time is also looking for human connection with two outcasts, who brings the events to the time of the early 1950s.
Master director Marcel Carne (EUROPEAN FILM AWARD (h.c.)) practically tailored this role to his favorite actor Roland Lesaffre (1927-2009). Further appearances in Carne's films were to follow, most impressively alongside Jean Gabin and Arletty in "The Air of Paris".
Even after almost 70 years, "Therese Raquin" appears to be an almost flawless classic.
A masterpiece worth seeing!