Gervaise (1956)
1h 52m
Running Time
September 5, 1956Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Maria Schell
Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
François Périer
Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur
Jany Holt
Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau
Mathilde Casadesus
Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse
Suzy Delair
Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise
Armand Mestral
Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise
Florelle
Maman Coupeau
Micheline Luccioni
Clémence
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Wiki.
Gervaise [ʒɛʁ.vɛz] is a 1956 French historical drama film directed by René Clément based on the 1877 novel L'Assommoir by Émile Zola. It depicts a working-class woman in the mid-nineteenth century (played by Maria Schell) trying to cope with the descent of her husband (played by François Périer) into alcoholism.
The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards. Schell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 1956 Venice Film Festival for her performance; Périer won the 1957 BAFTA Best Actor for his performance; and the film itself won the 1957 BAFTA Best Film award.
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