Savage Souls

1h 59m 2001

Brief Synopsis

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In 1882, Therese, a young maid from the countryside, elopes with her fiance Firmin to a nearby town. Once there she discovers that nobody can rule over her: she is a savage soul. Therese meets another savage soul, the elegant and mysterious Madame Numance, benefactress of the town, with whom she wil

Cast & Crew

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Raúl Ruiz

Director

Laetitia Casta

Therese

Frederic Diefenthal

Firmin

Arielle Dombasle

Madame Numance

John Malkovich

Monsieur Numance

Charles Berling

Reveillard

Film Details

Also Known As
Les Ames Fortes, Âmes fortes
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Arte; Arte France Cinéma; Centre National Du Cinema; Eurimages; France 2 Cinéma; Les Films Du Lendemain; Les Productions Jmh; Procirep; StudioCanal; Tps Cinema
Distribution Company
Les Films De L'Elysee; Paramount Vantage
Location
Haut-Provence, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 59m

Synopsis

In 1882, Therese, a young maid from the countryside, elopes with her fiance Firmin to a nearby town. Once there she discovers that nobody can rule over her: she is a savage soul. Therese meets another savage soul, the elegant and mysterious Madame Numance, benefactress of the town, with whom she will abandon herself in a battle of love and generosity. But Firmin will interfer and meddle in their game...

Director

Raúl Ruiz

Director

Cast

Laetitia Casta

Therese

Frederic Diefenthal

Firmin

Arielle Dombasle

Madame Numance

John Malkovich

Monsieur Numance

Charles Berling

Reveillard

Johan Leysen

Rampal

Christian Vadim

The Pastor

Carlos Lopez

The Mute

Monique Melinand

Therese (As An Old Woman)

Edith Scob

First Woman At The Wake

Jacqueline Staup

Second Woman At The Wake

Jean-francois Balmer

Crew

Jorge Arriagada

Music

Alexandre Astruc

Screenplay (Adaptation)

Bruno Beauge

Production Designer

Sylvie Brocheré

Casting

Alain Majani D'inguimbert

Producer

Alain Majani D'inguimbert

Screenplay (Adaptation)

Jacques De Clercq

Co-Producer

Marc De Lassus Saint-genies

Producer

Dimitri Declercq

Producer

+ric Gautier

Director Of Photography

+ric Gautier

Dp/Cinematographer

Jean Giono

Source Material (From Novel)

Mitchell Hooper

Screenplay (Adaptation)

Christian Monheim

Sound

Eric Neuhoff

Screenplay (Adaptation)

Marielle Robaut

Costume Designer

Guillaume Roitfeld

Assistant Director

Valeria Sarmiento

Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
Les Ames Fortes, Âmes fortes
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Arte; Arte France Cinéma; Centre National Du Cinema; Eurimages; France 2 Cinéma; Les Films Du Lendemain; Les Productions Jmh; Procirep; StudioCanal; Tps Cinema
Distribution Company
Les Films De L'Elysee; Paramount Vantage
Location
Haut-Provence, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 59m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2003

Released in United States May 2001

Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Closing Night/ out of competition) May 9-20, 2001.

Began shooting October 9, 2000.

Released in United States 2003

Released in United States May 2001 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Closing Night/ out of competition) May 9-20, 2001.)

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