Gervaise

1956 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 1,721 VOTES · DIR. René Clément

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Overview

An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundress’s struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,378 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:04 THE FILM YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE WON TWO AWARDS
00:06:22 Not at the cheese shop, we owe them for last week.
00:09:48 Two kids looking for their mother.
00:16:05 Working with gold makes you nasty, it seems.
00:20:22 That's a good one!
00:26:34 We worked hard
00:30:56 In a bad mood?
00:34:41 - I have laundry to deliver. - My neighbor's out shopping.
00:38:17 He's better now.
00:41:37 Put that on!
00:45:39 Wait.
00:49:33 I can't wait to see the Lorilleux's faces.
00:53:28 Of course.
00:58:06 You don't ask about such things!
01:02:05 How about a song?
01:07:16 He only makes me afraid.
01:12:38 He answered, "We know what we have to do."
01:18:07 Since it's Sunday, they're visiting her.
01:22:13 Poets say women are
01:29:22 You see?
01:34:58 Shut the door!
01:41:29 Who did that? - We're sick of potatoes.
01:45:06 You'll see, don't you worry!
01:48:20 It's you he's after!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,378
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:48:20

Production Record

DirectorRené Clément
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,721