Germinal
Summary:
Claude Berri's angry, ambitious epic, based on the 19th-century novel by Emile Zola, re-creates, as does the novel, the gut-wrenching poverty and the intense day-by-day struggles of striking French coal-miners in 1884 at the Voreux mines of France. The film centers upon the bitter toils of Maheu (Gerard Depardieu) and his family -- consisting of his iron-willed wife (Miou-Miou... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gérard Depardieu - (Maheu)
Miou-Miou - (Maheude)
Jean Carmet - (Bonnemort)
Judith Henry - (Catherine Maheu)
Jean-Roger Milo - (Chaval)
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Review:
Written in 1884, Germinal was instrumental in winning justice for workers that had endured years of suffering, and director Claude Berri brings this historic period to life in this film adaptation. Berri has made other exceptional French "slice of life" films such as Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring, and he was determined to kee... Continue >>
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