How does Thérèse end?

In the final act ("Trial, Cover-up & Exile"): The provincial court proceedings are manipulated by the family to protect social appearances. The case is dismissed, Anne is confined then exiled to Paris under strict conditional terms.

Thérèse (2012) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Thérèse
Genre: drama
Released: 2012
Rating: 5.8

Plot Analysis Summary

A constrained marriage spirals into a poisoning attempt, legal trial, and conditional exile driven by provincial social pressures.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Arranged Union & Isolation

Domestic Stagnation & Illness

The Poisoning & Discovery

Trial, Cover-up & Exile

An unhappily married woman struggles to break free from social pressures and her boring suburban setting.

Directed by

Claude Miller

Key Cast

Audrey Tautou — Thérèse Desqueyroux
Gilles Lellouche — Bernard Desqueyroux
Anaïs Demoustier — Anne
Stanley Weber — Jean Azevedo
Yves Jacques — L'avocat de Thérèse Desqueyroux

Rating: 5.8/10 (114 votes)