Thérèse Raquin

This is a hauntingly powerful psychological study, described at the time as a steamy story of sexual passion plumbing the murky depths of murder, revenge and retribution. Thérèse is trapped in a loveless marriage to Mme Raquin's sickly son, Camille. Seduced by his best friend, Laurent, she conspires with him to murder her husband. Haunted by guilt and by the pervasive presence of Mme Raquin, who has suffered a debilitating stroke, the lovers' passion turns to mutual loathing.