Gervaise Macquart is a beautiful Parisian laundress and mother whose lover, Lantier, walks out on her. She eventually marries Henri Coupeau, a roofer who has an unfortunate accident. As her now crippled husband descends into alcoholism, Gervaise tries to make ends meet on her own. Life becomes even more complicated when Lantier returns and befriends Henri. Meanwhile, the man she really loves is sent to prison.
Gervaise has generally received positive reviews.
Review of Gervaise (1956)
By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 26 Feb 2009
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Review of Gervaise (1956)
By David Robinson (4) for Monthly Film Bulletin (149) on 09 Jul 2018
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Gervaise was released in 1956 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 12 reviews, giving Gervaise (1956) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 78% and users giving an average score of 78%.
With a score of 71%, Gervaise is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1956, which stands at 59%.
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