Romance ·Drama · France · 1956 · 1h 52m

Gervaise

Gervaise poster
Director
René Clément
Cast
Maria Schell as Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse François Périer as Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur Jany Holt as Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau Mathilde Casadesus as Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse Suzy Delair as Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise Armand Mestral as Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise
Crew
Robert Juillard — Director of Photography Henri Rust — Editor Georges Auric — Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche — Writer Pierre Bost — Writer Émile Zola — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Gervaise — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
René Clément Director Robert Juillard Director of Photography Henri Rust Editor Georges Auric Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche Writer Pierre Bost Writer Émile Zola Novel Agnès Delahaie Producer Paul Bertrand Production Design
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