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Gervaise

  • September 5, 1956
  • 112 min.
  • Romance, Drama
  • France
An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundress’s struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business.

Original title: Gervaise

3

nominations

67%

winning rate

2

wins

British Academy Film Awards #10 - 1957

Award People Status
Best Picture Winner
Best Foreign Actor Francois Perier Winner
Best Foreign Actress Maria Schell

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