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Gervaise
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. Life becomes even more complicated when Lantier returns and befriends Henri. Meanwhile, the man she really loves is sent to prison.
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Gervaise (1956) - Trailer with French subtitles
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- Sep 5, 1956
- 1h 52m
- French
- René Clément
- Émile Zola, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost
- Released
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Cino del DucaAgnès Delahaie ProductionsSilver FilmsCompagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
