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The Wretches (1960) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1960 · 90 mins · French
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- Starring
- Michèle Morgan, Robert Hossein, Donald O'Brien, Roland Monk, Paul Bisciglia, Perrette Pradier
A psychological study of a dysfunctional American couple living in a shabby Paris quartier, the film follows Thelma (Michele Morgan), who numbs grief over her dead son with alcohol, and her morose husband Jess (Robert Hossein). They hire a volatile maid who becomes infatuated with the reticent Jess, leading to deceptive twists beneath the slow‑paced, murky melodrama.
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