Gervaise (1956)
Directed by René Clément · 112 min · Romance, Drama
34.1 TOPICAL score · #3,175 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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) has a TOPICAL score of 34.1 - ranked 3,175 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Critics: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (60 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (60 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages
- Still read1,213 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Maria Schell (actor #1,270), François Périer (actor #605), Jany Holt, Mathilde Casadesus