Germinal

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Dans le nord de la France au milieu du XIXe siècle, les ouvriers d'une ville charbonnière sont exploités par le propriétaire de la mine. Un jour, ils décident de se mettre en grève et les au... Tout lireDans le nord de la France au milieu du XIXe siècle, les ouvriers d'une ville charbonnière sont exploités par le propriétaire de la mine. Un jour, ils décident de se mettre en grève et les autorités les répriment.Dans le nord de la France au milieu du XIXe siècle, les ouvriers d'une ville charbonnière sont exploités par le propriétaire de la mine. Un jour, ils décident de se mettre en grève et les autorités les répriment.

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Récompenses
- 2 victoires et 11 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The movie cost 165 milllion francs, which made it the most expensive French movie ever made at the time of release.

Gaffes
Near the end of the film, when Etienne and Catherine are looking for a way out of the mine, there are shadows of the lamps on the right wall of the tunnel. It's to be supposed that the only light inside the mine came from the lamps.

Citations
Etienne Lantier: Capitalist tyranny is destroying us.

Crédits fous
Dedication at the beginning of the movie: "For my father"

Versions alternatives
The UK version is cut by about 30 seconds to remove scenes of animal cruelty (two cocks fighting) to comply with the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937.

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Guarding Tess/Lightning Jack/The Hudsucker Proxy/The Ref/Belle Epoque/Germinal (1994)

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How in the world do you get out of exploitation by the rich?

"Germinal" is a vivid, colorful, eloquent rendering of how the life of mine workers was in Europe in late 19th century. It is also a powerful illustration of how a strike could come about in that time, and how difficult - almost hopeless - it could seem for those dirt-poor people to try and improve their miserable life conditions. Of course, the contrast with the bourgeoisie is striking and thought-provoking. Depardieu (as Maheu) is, as usual, a giant figure, and most other actors are also very convincing. One question that remains when you saw it all is : can you really change a society's deep, unfair structure without violence?