L'Assommoir
12/21/1908
Imdb: tt0238049
Tmdb: 306510
Popularity: 1.232
Vote: 5.571/10 (7)

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.