Gervaise (1956)The Criterion Collection(2009)
DVD · Keep Case
This is the 2009 The Criterion Collection DVD Keep Case edition of Gervaise (1956), with barcode 715515050319.
1h 57m715515050319
Edition facts
- Format
- DVD
- Distributor
- The Criterion Collection
- Case type
- Keep Case
- Release year
- 2009
- UPC
- 715515050319
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
About the film
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.
Cast: Maria Schell, François Périer, Jany Holt
Production: Cino del Duca, Agnès Delahaie Productions, Silver Films, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique