(Gervaise)

Content: An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundress’s struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Romance,

Drama

Runtime:

112 minutes

Year:

1956

Directors:

René Clément

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Production companies:

Cino del Duca,

Agnès Delahaie Productions,

Silver Films,

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

Actors:

Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse

Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur

Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau

Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse

Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise

Crews:

Director

Writer

Novel

Writer

Original Music Composer