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Gervaise is a 1956 French-Italian drama film directed by René Clément. Based on the novel L'Assommoir by Émile Zola, the screenplay was written by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost. The film features Maria Schell, François Périer, Armand Mestral, and Florelle in the cast. It was produced by Agnès Delahaie and composed by Georges Auric.
The narrative is set in Paris and was originally presented in black-and-white. The runtime varies between sources, listed as 112 minutes or 116 minutes. The film was released on January 1, 1956, and again on September 5, 1956. It has been distributed via video on demand by Netflix and through providers including Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel.
Gervaise received an Academy Award nomination for Best International Feature Film and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Review scores include 80% on one platform, a 6.723 average on TMDb, and a 7.4 rating on IMDb.
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6.7An 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.
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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- French
- Based on
- L'Assommoir
- Director
- René Clément
- Screenwriter
- Jean Aurenche
- Composer
- Georges Auric
- Producer
- Agnès Delahaie
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 978460
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1956-01-01
- film editor
- Henri Rust
- title
- Gervaise
- color
- black-and-white
- after a work by
- Émile Zola
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 80%
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