Thérèse Desqueyroux (played by Emmanuelle Riva) is a protagonist in Therese.
The protagonist living unhappily in Argelouse. Deeply alienated after her daughter's birth, she secretly increases Bernard's medication dosage. Arrested for forging prescriptions, she is acquitted due to her father's influence and Bernard's perjury. She endures imprisonment before being released to Paris under strict marital conditions, unable to explain her motives. Jean Azevedo (played by Sami Frey) appears in Therese.
A young local man and Anne's romance. He is rejected as a suitor by Anne's parents due to his Jewish ancestry.
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Characters
Thérèse Desqueyroux
(played by Emmanuelle Riva) — protagonist
The protagonist living unhappily in Argelouse. Deeply alienated after her daughter's birth, she secretly increases Bernard's medication dosage. Arrested for forging prescriptions, she is acquitted due...
Jean Azevedo
(played by Sami Frey) — supporting
A young local man and Anne's romance. He is rejected as a suitor by Anne's parents due to his Jewish ancestry.
Key Relationships
Thérèse Desqueyroux → Jean Azevedo
(Conflict Indirect Rival)
Story Analysis
A woman's psychological unraveling and societal imprisonment in 1960s France.
