Gervaise (1956)
1956 · 1h 52m · Romance, Drama
Genres: Romance, Drama
Gervaise Macquart is a beautiful Parisian laundress and mother whose lover, Lantier, walks out on her. She eventually marries Henri Coupeau, a roofer who has an unfortunate accident. As her now crippled husband descends into alcoholism, Gervaise tries to make ends meet on her own.
Director: René Clément
Writers: Jean Aurenche, Émile Zola, Pierre Bost
Music by: Georges Auric
Cinematography: Robert Juillard
Editor: Henri Rust
Rated 6.7/10 by 59 viewers
Cast
Maria Schell as Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuseFrançois Périer as Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueurJany Holt as Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de CoupeauMathilde Casadesus as Mme Boche - la concierge curieuseSuzy Delair as Virginie Poisson, une rivale de GervaiseArmand Mestral as Lantier, l'amant de GervaiseFlorelle as Maman CoupeauMicheline Luccioni as ClémenceLucien Hubert as Mr PoissonJacques Harden as Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de GervaiseJacques HillingHélène TossyMore like this
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