Savage Souls
2001, French. Directed by Raúl Ruiz.
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..
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Raúl RuizDirector
- Laetitia CastaThérèse
- Frédéric DiefenthalFirmin
- Arielle DombasleMadame Numance
- John MalkovichMonsieur Numance
- Charles BerlingReveillard
- Johan LeysenRampal
- Édith ScobPremière femme veillée
- Christian VadimLe pasteur
- Carlos LópezLe muet
- Monique MélinandThérèse âgée
- Jacqueline StaupDeuxieme femme veillee
- Corine BlueJeune femme veillee
Details
- Released
- 20 May 2001
- Original title
- Les Âmes fortes
- Country
- France, Belgium, Switzerland
- Written by
- Alexandre Astruc, Alain Majani d'Inguimbert, Mitchell Hooper
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What Savage Souls is based on
Savage Souls is based on Les Âmes fortes (1950) by Jean Giono, published by Éditions Gallimard.
1950
Les Âmes fortes
By Jean Giono
Published by Éditions Gallimard
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Savage Souls runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Savage Souls isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 May 2001. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Savage Souls?
Savage Souls (2001) was directed by Raúl Ruiz and stars Laetitia Casta, Frédéric Diefenthal, Arielle Dombasle.
What is Savage Souls based on?
Savage Souls is based on Les Âmes fortes (1950) by Jean Giono, published by Éditions Gallimard.