L'Assommoir (1908)

Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is about the free fall of a group of working-class French folk into degradation and tragedy due to carelessness, jealousy, and alcohol abuse. At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful.

Released Dec. 21, 1908 36 min None+

Genres: Drama, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.apostrophe-in-title, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.alcoholism, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Pathé Frères, Société cinématographique des auteurs et gens de lettres (SCAGL)

Country: France
Production Country: France
Languages: No Language