Gervaise (1956)
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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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Directed by: René Clément, Serge Friedman, Claude Clément
Written by: Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost
Produced by: Agnès Delahaie
Composed by: Georges Auric
Cast

Maria Schell
Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse

François Périer
Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur

Jany Holt
Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau

Mathilde Casadesus
Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse

Suzy Delair
Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise

Armand Mestral
Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise

Florelle
Maman Coupeau

Micheline Luccioni
Clémence

Lucien Hubert
Mr Poisson

Jacques Harden
Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de Gervaise
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