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Gervaise poster
1956 1h 52m

Gervaise

Directed by René Clément

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.

Writing 2

Jean Aurenche
Writer
Pierrelatte, Drôme, France
Pierre Bost
Writer
Lasalle, Gard, France

Directing 1

René Clément
Director
Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Production 1

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Producer