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Germinal Details

1993

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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
Director	Claude Berri
Genres	World Cinema

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Germinal

Starring	Gerard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Renaud, Jean Carmet, Judith Henry, Jean-Roger Milo
Director	Claude Berri
Certificate
Genres	World Cinema
Language	DVD: French
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1993 To Rent: DVD: 27 Mar 2000

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- 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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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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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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  - 05 May 2007 at 20:03
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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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- - doughnutboy
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  - Blackpool
  - 19 Jan 2012 at 22:14
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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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- - MikeLaughton
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  - Oakham,England
  - 13 Apr 2011 at 14:27
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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 »
  
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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 ...