Gervaise (1956)
Gervaise is a 1956 French film directed by René Clément based on the 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. Schell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 1956 Venice Film Festival for her performance.
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Cast:
- Amédée
- André Wasley
- Jacques Bertrand
- Mathilde Casadesus
- Patrice Catineaud
- Christian Férez
- Yvonne Claudie
- Yvette Cuvelier
- Roger Dalphin
- Suzy Delair
- Christian Denhez
- Denise Péronne
- Rachel Devirys
- Hubert de Lapparent
- Simone Duhart
- Pierre Duverger
- Florelle
- François Périer
- Jean Gautrat
- Gérard Darrieu
- Chantal Gozzi
- Jacques Harden
- Hélène Tossy
- Jacques Hilling
- Jany Holt
- Lucien Hubert
- Ariane Lancell
- Micheline Luccioni
- Armand Lurville
- Marcelle Féry
- Max Elbèze
- Armand Mestral
- Michèle Caillaud
- Jacqueline Morane
- Georges Paulais
- Paul Préboist
- Georges Peignot
- Jean Relet
- Gilbert Sanjakian
- Maria Schell
- Aram Stephan