L'Assommoir (1908)
Drama
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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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Cast
Alexandre Arquillière
Coupeau
Jacques Grétillat
Lantier
Jacques Varennes
Gabrielle Réjane
Eugénie Nau
Gervaise
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Antoine
Henri Gouget
Catherine Fonteney
Virginie
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Mansuelle
Mes-Bottes
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Bazin
Bec-Salé
Lucien Callamand
Bibi
Irma Perrot
Madame Boche
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Marie-Louise Roger
Nana
Harry Baur
Paul Capellani