L'Assommoir
Movie| Title | L'Assommoir |
| User score | 5.6 |
| Release date | Dec 21, 1908 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Albert Capellani |
| Production country | France |
| Production companies | Société cinématographique des auteurs et gens de lettres (SCAGL), Pathé Frères |
| Run time | 36 min. |
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.
