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L'Assommoir

L'Assommoir

5,9 /10 (9 Votes)
1908 FR 36 min

Overview

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.

Release date

21/12/1908

Votes

9

Popularity

0.2

Genres

Status

Released

Language

FR

Runtime

36 min

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