L'Assommoir
Synopsis
Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is about the free fall of a group of working-class French folk into degradation and tragedy due to carelessness, jealousy, and alcohol abuse. At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful.
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Title:
L'Assommoir
Latest releases:
Dec. 21, 1908
Decade:
Years 1900
Country of origin:
France
Duration
36mn
Genres
Drama
Actors
Alexandre Arquillière,
Jacques Grétillat,
Jacques Varennes,
Gabrielle Réjane
Source:
Public Domain via Wikipedia
(Internet Archive)
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