Germinal (1993)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 1
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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) and their daughter Catherine (Judith Henry), who also works in the mines. When a new miner, Etienne Lantier (Renaud),
Jan 1, 1994 Wide
Nov 30, 1994
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
Maheu -
Miou-Miou
Maheude -
Jean Carmet
Bonnemort -
Judith Henry
Catherine Maheu -
Jean-Roger Milo
Chaval -
Laurent Terzieff
Souvarine -
Jean-Pierre Bisson
Rasseneur -
Bernard Fresson
Deneulin -
Jacques Dacqmine
M Hennebeau -
Anny Duperey
Mme Hennebeau -
Annick Alane
Madame Gregoire -
Gérard Croce
Maigrat -
André Chaumeau
Company Cashier -
Jenny Clève
Rose -
André Julien
Mouque -
Yolande Moreau
La Levaque -
Fred Personne
Pluchart -
Yvette Petit
Veuve Desir -
Anne Marie Pisani
La Mouquette -
Delphine Quentin
Lucie Deneulin -
Frederique Ruchaud
Honorine -
Georges Staquet
Levaque -
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Deals with a mining strike in 19th century France and comes across as a poignant depiction of class warfare.
An extremely moving tale that points to the ultimate hopelessness of the human condition.
Big and impressive in its epic scope, Germinal nevertheless suffers from uneven acting, over-the-top histrionics and a constant dark and dour tone.
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