Gervaise (1956)
1h 52m 6.6/10 IMDb
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.
Director: René Clément
Cast: Maria Schell, François Périer, Jany Holt, Mathilde Casadesus, Suzy Delair
Content Warnings
Sexual Content
Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations
Substance Use
Alcohol abuse (depicted)
Violence & Physical Harm
Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse
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