Rent Gervaise (1956)
3.8 of 5 from 60 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
- "Gervaise" is a 1956 French film directed by Rene Clement and based on the novel L'Assommoir by Emile Zola.
Gervaise Macquart, (Maria Schell) a young crippled laundress, is left alone with two young children when her lover, Auguste Lantier decides to leave. Despite many struggles she works hard to turn her life around and marries Henri Coupeau, a roofer and fulfils her dream of buying her own laundry, however things takes a turn for the worse as her old lover returns and her husband starts drinking heavily. - Actors:
- Maria Schell, François Périer, Jany Holt, Mathilde Casadesus, Florelle, Micheline Luccioni, Lucien Hubert, Jacques Harden, Jacques Hilling, Amédée, Hubert de Lapparent, Hélène Tossy, Rachel Devirys, Jacqueline Morane, Yvonne Claudie
- Directors:
- René Clément
- Producers:
- Agnès Delahaie
- Writers:
- Émile Zola, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of French Poetic Realism, A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Lions on the Lido
- Countries:
- France
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