The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
A well-off young woman decides to become a nun, joining a convent that rehabilitates female prisoners. Through their program, she meets a woman named Thérèse who refuses any help because she says she was innocent of the crime she was convicted for. After being released from prison, Thérèse murders the actual perpetrator of the crime and comes to seek sanctuary in the convent.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean GiraudouxWriter
- Robert BressonDirector
- Robert BressonWriter
- Raymond Leopold BruckbergerWriter
- Jean-Jacques GrünenwaldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Renée FaureAnne-Marie Lamaury
- Jany HoltThérèse
- SylviePrioress
- Mila ParélyMadeleine
- Marie-Hélène DastéMother Saint-Jean
- Yolande LaffonMadame Lamaury
- Paula DehellyMother Dominique
- Silvia MonfortAgnès
- Gilberte TerboisSister Marie-Josèphe
- Louis SeignerPrison director
- Georges ColinHead of the P.J.
- Geneviève MorelSister Berthe
