Gervaise (1956)
An adaptation of Émile Zolas 1877 masterpiece Lassommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundresss struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business.
René Clément, Léonard Keigel, Claude Clément, Serge Friedman
Maria Schell, François Périer, Jany Holt, Mathilde Casadesus, Suzy Delair, Armand Mestral, Florelle, Micheline Luccioni, Lucien Hubert, Jacques Harden
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