Gervaise (film)
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| Directed by | René Clément |
| Produced by | Agnès Delahaie |
| Screenplay by |
Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost |
| Based on |
L'Assommoir by Émile Zola |
| Starring |
Maria Schell François Périer Jany Holt |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
| Cinematography | Robert Juillard |
| Edited by | Henri Rust |
| Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
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Running time
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120 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Gervaise is a 1956 French film directed by René Clément based on the novel L'Assommoir by Émile Zola. It depicts a working-class woman in the mid-nineteenth century (played by Maria Schell) trying to cope with the descent of her husband (played by François Périer) into alcoholism. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards. Schell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 1956 Venice Film Festival for her performance.
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