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Thérèse Étienne (1958)

Thérèse Étienne poster
Directed by
Denys de La Patellière
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Thérèse faces a difficult choice between two men in her life. The story examines the consequences of her decision against a Swiss backdrop.

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What happens

Thérèse Étienne is a 1958 French-Italian drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière, and starring James Robertson Justice, Françoise Arnoul, and Pierre Vaneck. It was based on a 1939 novel by John Knittel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Switzerland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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