Gervaise
1956 · directed by René Clément
- Rating
- 74/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Gervaise (1956), directed by René Clément, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Maria Schell
- François Périer
- Jany Holt
- Mathilde Casadesus
- Suzy Delair
- Armand Mestral
- Florelle
- Micheline Luccioni
- Lucien Hubert
- Jacques Harden
Crew
- Robert Juillard — Director of Photography
- Henri Rust — Editor
- Georges Auric — Original Music Composer
- Jean Aurenche — Writer
- Pierre Bost — Writer
More from René Clément
- Forbidden Games (1952) — 87/100 · hit
- Purple Noon (1960) — 83/100 · hit
- The Damned (1947) — 79/100
- Is Paris Burning? (1966) — 72/100
- Rider on the Rain (1970) — 71/100
- Joy House (1964) — 53/100
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