Gervaise (1956)
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.
Released: 1956
Duration: 112min
Country: France
Production: Claude Clément, Léonard Keigel, René Clément, Serge Friedman
