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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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Dennis Schwartz 26 Feb 2009

Grim period film of 19th century Paris that encompasses the human condition.

Anne F 05 Dec 2011

Émile Zola's story l'Assommoir makes a bleak film - I watched it without subtitles and my French isn't good enough to have understood everything that was said, but still found it a powerful story.

Byron B 25 Jun 2008

c'est vraiment mauvais, j'ai vu ca en cours de francais au college, je crois que j'ai dormi ...

Philippe D 27 Feb 2010

Adaptation, sans doute un peu tronquÃ©e, de "L'Assomoir" de Zola Film trÃ¨s moderne, car dÃ©nuÃ© d'effets de styles et de moralitÃ© typiques de son Ã©poque. Il prÃ©fÃ¨re s'attacher Ã la rÃ©alitÃ© des personnages, reconstitue avec vÃ©racitÃ© le Paris des faubourgs de 1850, et privilÃ©gie les scÃ¨nes naturalistes, ce qui en fait une vision sans doute trÃ¨s rÃ©aliste de la vie de nos ancÃªtres parisiens du XIXe siÃ¨cle.

Mary Jane C 08 Oct 2009

An extremely downbeat story, with one miserable episode after another, but always with a glimmer of hope for Gervaise. She's a Cabiria-like character, independent yet achingly vulnerable, and played expertly by Maria Schell (the rest of the cast is quite fine as well). It's also the best-looking Clement film I've seen yet, with the dingy Paris streets coming to life with naturalistic lighting and a roving camera. A powerful and engaging film.