In 1926, Thérèse Larroque, a free-spirited woman from a wealthy family, reluctantly marries Bernard Desqueyroux, another pinery owner, hoping marriage will clarify her thoughts. However, her wedding night is unfulfilling and her pregnancy only reinforces her feeling that her baby matters more to her husband than she does.
Thérèse
A woman trapped in a suffocating marriage must face the suffocating pressures of her social circle's expectations.
