L'Assommoir

1908 · 36 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 163 VOTES · DIR. Albert Capellani

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.

Drama1900s

Dialogue Timeline — 25 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 L'ASSOMMOIR
00:00:23 Lantier deserts Gervaise for Virginie.
00:05:03 Don't bother about me. I've managed to get over it.
00:15:17 Part Two
00:15:28 One year after his marriage to Gervaise
00:16:54 Gervaise's birthday
00:22:04 The first absinthe
00:23:14 Coupeau bets with Lantier to drink eight glasses of brandy
00:27:11 Following shortly
00:27:21 Two years later Coupeau leaves hospital
00:27:33 will prove fatal for him.
00:30:26 The revenge of Virginie
00:35:43 The End

Cast & Characters

Alexandre Arquillière Coupeau Jacques Grétillat Lantier Jacques Varennes Gabrielle Réjane Eugénie Nau Gervaise Antoine Henri Gouget Catherine Fonteney Virginie Mansuelle Mes-Bottes Bazin Bec-Salé

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed25
Dialogue density0.7 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:35:43

Production Record

DirectorAlbert Capellani
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes163