L'Assommoir
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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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1908 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Albert Capellani |
| Runtime | 36 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.6/10 (8 votes) |
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Capellani constructs the narrative as an inexorable downward spiral, relying on Zola's potent source material. It explores the mechanics of social decay, where each misstep logically leads to a graver one.
What lingers after viewing is the stark, almost documentary gaze at the lives of the Parisian underclass, devoid of sentimental moralizing, leaving only the bitter truth of dissolution. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Albert Capellani
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Watch attentively in subdued light, fully immersing yourself in the grim atmosphere of old Paris.
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