At a wake one night in 1945, a group of aged women recall the life of one of their number. Sixty years before, Thérèse was barely 20 years old when she eloped with her boyfriend, Firmin, a blacksmith, to Châtillon, a town in Provence. Here, she makes the acquaintance of the wealthy Madame Numance, who is known for her good deeds. Realising that Thérèse is pregnant and unemployed, Madame Numance insists that she moves into a house on her estate. Whilst Firmin resents the arrangement, Thérèse soon finds that she can exploit the situation, using her benefactor's naivety and generosity for her own gain..
as Thérèse
as Firmin
as Madame Numance
as Monsieur Numance
as Reveillard
as Rampal
as Première femme veillée
as Le pasteur
as Le muet
as Thérèse âgée
as Deuxieme femme veillee
as Jeune femme veillee
as Vieux chanteur
as Charlotte
as Forgerons
as Forgerons
as Gourgeon
as L'aubergiste
as Le chef
as Client 1
as Client 2
as Jeune homme
as La merciere
as La modiste
as La gouvernante
as Jardinier
as Gendarme
as Diaconesse
as Jeune cure
as Ouvrier
as Le medecin
as Le prétendant danseur de rigaudon
