Gervaise (1956)
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.
Release Date: 1956-09-05
Runtime: 112 minutes
Director: René Clément
Top 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
- Florelle as Maman Coupeau
- Micheline Luccioni as Clémence
- Lucien Hubert as Mr Poisson
- Jacques Harden as Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de Gervaise
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