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| Directed by | René Clément |
| Screenplay by | Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost |
| Based on | L'Assommoir by Émile Zola |
| Produced by | Agnès Delahaie |
| Starring | Maria Schell François Périer Jany Holt |
| Cinematography | Robert Juillard |
| Edited by | Henri Rust |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production companies | Agnes Delahaie Productions Silver Film Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique |
| Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Gervaise [ʒɛʁ.vɛz] is a 1956 French historical drama film directed by René Clément based on the 1877 novel L'Assommoir by Émile Zola. It depicts a working-class woman in the mid-nineteenth century (played by Maria Schell) trying to cope with the descent of her husband (played by François Périer) into alcoholism.
The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards.[1] Schell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 1956 Venice Film Festival for her performance; Périer won the 1957 BAFTA Best Actor for his performance; and the film itself won the 1957 BAFTA Best Film award.
- ^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-24.