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Set in 19th Century France, the story follows jobless Etienne Lantier who leaves his home in search of work and arrives in the mining town of Montsou where the workers are poorly paid while the ruthless mine bosses get richer. Disturbed by what he sees, Lantier starts to organise the miners into fighting for justice... French .. Read more
| Starring | Gerard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Renaud, Jean Carmet |
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| Director | Claude Berri |
| Genres | World Cinema |
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Set in 19th Century France, the story follows jobless Etienne Lantier who leaves his home in search of work and arrives in the mining town of Montsou where the workers are poorly paid while the ruthless mine bosses get richer. Disturbed by what he sees, Lantier starts to organise the miners into fighting for justice... French dialogue with English subtitles. Based on a novel by Emile Zola.
| Starring | Gerard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Renaud, Jean Carmet, Judith Henry, Jean-Roger Milo |
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| Director | Claude Berri |
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| Genres | World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1993 To Rent: DVD: 27 Mar 2000 |
Detailed and sweeping epic evocation of Zola's novel, an impassioned portrait of exploitation and a plea for a more just society that retains much of the force of the original.
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Makes you pleased to be alive today
This is a film that makes you think. The set is very realistic and set the scene for the tragedy that slowly unfolded. There was a touching scene where ... read more »
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Merci Monsieur Berri !
A very good film from Claude Berri but not as good as his previous ones like Tchao Pantin , Jean de Florette and/or Manon des sources . It shows the hard life ... read more »
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Claude Berri masterpiece
A classic French film made by master movie-maker Claude Berri.
The film depicts the struggle of French coal miners during the late 19th century.read more »
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Flawed but still powerful
This fim is based on Emile Zola's 1885 novel about the horrendous living and working conditions of miners in Northern France. However while the novel ... read more »