The Wretches

Meant to be a psychological study of a dysfunctional couple and an equally unbalanced maid, this slow-paced, murky melodrama stars Michele Morgan and Robert Hossein as Thelma and Jess, two Americans who move into a down-at-the-heels Paris neighborhood. The couple is still suffering from the loss of their only son in an automobile accident that happened some time in the distant past. Thelma tends to drown her sorrows in alcohol, while Jess is introspected and morose. After they hire a maid to help out with the housework, she falls for the taciturn Jess. Her interest seems to be only a simple attraction, yet appearances, as it turns out, are deceiving.

Country:

France

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

1960

Director:

Robert Hossein

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Company:

Marceau-Cocinor,

Les Productions Francis Lopez

Cast:

Thelma Rooland

Jess Rooland

Arthur Martin

Adeline Martin

Louise Martin

Crew:

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Editor