Thérèse Raquin (1928)
Directed by Jacques Feyder
Drama
aka: Thou Shalt Not
Film Synopsis
Brought up by her old aunt in a drab shop in the back streets of Paris, Thérèse has no choice but to marry her sickly cousin Camille Raquin. It is a loveless marriage and Thérèse's attention is soon drawn to another man, Laurent, a friend of her husband's and a far more attractive example of manhood. The two are soon pursuing a passionate love affair and decide that they must kill Camille if they are to find lasting happiness. The deed is performed during a boating trip one sunny Sunday. But far from setting them free, Camille's death merely drives the too lovers apart as they succumb to guilt and mutual loathing...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Jacques Feyder
- Script: Fanny Carlsen, Willy Haas, Émile Zola (novel)
- Cinematographer: Frederik Fuglsang, Heinz Scheib
- Music: Pasquale Perris
- Cast: Gina Manès (Thérèse Raquin), Hans Adalbert Schlettow (Laurent), Jeanne Marie-Laurent (Mme. Raquin), Wolfgang Zilzer (Camille Raquin), La Jana (Susanne Michaud), Paul Henckels (Grivet), Charles Barrois (Michaud), Peter C. Leska (Rolin)
- Country: Germany
- Language: German
- Support: Black and White / Silent
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: Thou Shalt Not ; Shadows of Fear
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