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Gervaise

Turkish title: Sen bir melektin
1956 · 1 h 56 min
Directed by René Clément
Drama

Cast

Maria Schell François Périer Suzy Delair

Credits

Written by: Émile Zola

Plot

A laundress in nineteenth-century Paris is ruined by poverty and her husband's drinking. Adapted from Zola's L'Assommoir.

Sinekatalog’s take

René Clément's adaptation of Zola's L'Assommoir follows a laundress in 19th-century Paris ruined by poverty and her husband's drinking. Maria Schell is heartbreaking in a faithful, atmospheric and moving realist drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,855 votes)
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