René Clément
Director
Gervaise (1956)
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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Production Companies: Cino del Duca, Agnes Delahaie Productions, Silver Films, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
Country: France
Production Country:
France
Languages:
French
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112 min
Sept. 5, 1956
Released
NR / 12+