Director:

René Clément

Writers:

Émile Zola (novel) and
Jean Aurenche

Release Date:

11 November 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Summary:

Gervaise Macquart, a young lame laundress, is left by his lover Auguste Lantier with two boys... She manages to make it, and a few years later she marries Coupeau, a zinc worker. After working very hard a few more years, she succeeds buying his own laundry (her dream)... But Coupeau started to drink after being fallen from a roof, and Lantier shows up... A faithful adaptation of Emile Zola's novel "L'Assomoir", depicting the fatal degeneration of a family of workers, mainly because of alcoholPlot

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 2 nominations

(in credits order) (verified as complete)

Maria Schell	...	Gervaise Macquart
François Périer	...	Henri Coupeau
Jany Holt	...	Mme Lorilleaux
Mathilde Casadesus	...	Mme Boche
Florelle	...	Maman Coupeau
Micheline Luccioni	...	Clémence
Lucien Hubert	...	M. Poisson
Jacques Harden	...	Goujet
Jacques Hilling	...	M. Boche
Amédée	...	Mes Bottes
Hubert de Lapparent	...	M. Lorilleux (as Hubert Lapparent)
Hélène Tossy	...	Mme Bijard
Rachel Devirys	...	Mme Fauconnier (as Rachel Devyris)
Jacqueline Morane	...	Mme Gaudron
Yvonne Claudie	...	Mme Putois
Georges Paulais	...	Le miséreux (as Paulais)
Gérard Darrieu	...	Charles
Pierre Duverger	...	M. Gaudron
Marcelle Féry	...	La patronne du lavoir
Armand Mestral	...	Lantier
Suzy Delair	...	Virginie
Michel Caillaud	...	(uncredited)
Patrice Catineau	...	Claude at 6 (uncredited)
Yvette Cuvelier	...	Augustine (uncredited)
Roger Dalphin	...	Un ouvrier (uncredited)
Yvonne Dany	...	(uncredited)
Christian Denhez	...	Etienne at 8 (uncredited)
Simone Duhart	...	La marchande de poissons (uncredited)
Max Elbeze	...	Zidore (uncredited)
Christian Férez	...	Etienne at 13 (uncredited)
Jean Gautrat	...	Bec Salé (uncredited)
Chantal Gozzi	...	Nana (uncredited)
Francoise Hery	...	Nana at 5 (uncredited)
Ariane Lancell	...	Adèle (uncredited)
Armand Lurville	...	Le président du tribunal (uncredited)
Jo Peignot	...	M. Madinier (uncredited)
Denise Péronne	...	Une laveuse (uncredited)
Jean Reiet	...	(uncredited)
Gilbert Sanjakian	...	Le fils Boche (uncredited)
Aram Stephan	...	Le maire (uncredited)
André Wasley	...	Père Colombe (uncredited)

Directed by
René Clément

Writing credits
Émile Zola		(novel "L'Assomoir")
Jean Aurenche
Pierre Bost

Produced by
Agnès Delahaie	....	producer (as Annie Dorfmann)

Original Music by
Georges Auric

Cinematography by
Robert Juillard

Film Editing by
Henri Rust

Production Design by
Paul Bertrand

Costume Design by
Mayo
Lucilla Mussini		(uncredited)

Production Management
Jean Darvey	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Claude Clément	....	assistant director
Léonard Keigel	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Antoine Archimbaud	....	sound

Special Effects by
Gérard Cogan	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Jacques Robin	....	camera operator

Production Companies

Agnes Delahaie Productions
Cino del Duca
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
Silver Films

Distributors

Les Films Corona (1956) (France) (theatrical)
Columbia Film-Verleih (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Columbia Film-Verleih (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
Continental Motion Pictures Corporation (1957) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb (1957) (East Germany) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

Gervaise (USA)

Runtime:

112 min / USA:116 min / West Germany:122 min

Country:

France / Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Agnes Delahaie Productions more

Awards for
Gervaise (1956)

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
Academy Awards, USA
1957	Nominated	Oscar	Best Foreign Language Film France

BAFTA Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1957	Won	BAFTA Film Award	Best Film from any Source France.
	Won	BAFTA Film Award	Best Foreign Actor François Périer France.
	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Foreign Actress Maria Schell France.

Blue Ribbon Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1957	Won	Blue Ribbon Award	Best Foreign Language Film René Clément

Kinema Junpo Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1957	Won	Kinema Junpo Award	Best Foreign Language Film René Clément

New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1957	Won	NYFCC Award	Best Foreign Language Film France.

Venice Film Festival
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1956	Won	FIPRESCI Prize	René Clément
	Won	Volpi Cup	Best Actress Maria Schell
	Nominated	Golden Lion	René Clément

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