The Wretches

Year: 1960

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: French

Drama

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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