L'Assommoir (1908)

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.

Released

1908-12-21

Genres

Drama

Runtime

36 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Albert Capellani

TMDB rating

5.9/10 from 9 votes