French director René Clément and writer Jean Aurenche's adaptation of a Émile Zola novel shows the struggles of a poor working class woman who falls for the wrong men that leads to her demise. The story set at the turn of the 1900 century, shows how a hard working woman fails in life because the men in her life bring her down. Austrian actress Maria Schell gives a heart breaking performance as Gervaise along with François Périer in a powerful performance. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Gervaise
French director René Clément and writer Jean Aurenche's adaptation of a Émile Zola novel shows the struggles of a poor working class woman who falls for the wrong men that leads to her demise. The story set at the turn of the 1900 century, shows how a hard working woman fails in life because the men in her life bring her down. Austrian actress Maria Schell gives a heart breaking performance as Gervaise along with François Périer in a powerful performance. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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