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March 1994 (USA)
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Plot:
It's mid 19th century in northern France. The story is about a coal miner's town. The workers are exploited by the mine's owner. One day, they decide to go on strike, and the authorities repress them. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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10 nominations
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Director Claude Berri passes away at age 74.
(From Twitch. 13 January 2009, 5:26 PM, PST)
Daily news dose: Focus Features sets release dates; Claude Berri dead at 74
(From screeninglog. 12 January 2009, 7:56 PM, PST)
(From Twitch. 13 January 2009, 5:26 PM, PST)
Daily news dose: Focus Features sets release dates; Claude Berri dead at 74
(From screeninglog. 12 January 2009, 7:56 PM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Miou-Miou | ... | Maheude |
| Renaud | ... | Étienne Lantier |
| Jean Carmet | ... | Vincent Maheu dit Bonnemort |
| Judith Henry | ... | Catherine Maheu |
| Jean-Roger Milo | ... | Chaval |
 | Gérard Depardieu | ... | Toussaint Maheu |
| Laurent Terzieff | ... | Souvarine |
| Bernard Fresson | ... | Victor Deneulin |
| Jean-Pierre Bisson | ... | Rasseneur |
| Jacques Dacqmine | ... | Philippe Hennebeau |
| Anny Duperey | ... | Madame Hennebeau |
| Gérard Croce | ... | Maigrat |
| Frédéric van den Driessche | ... | Paul Négrel |
| Annick Alane | ... | Madame Grégoire |
| Pierre Lafont | ... | Léon Grégoire |
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Runtime:
160 min | South Korea:144 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 (cut) |
South Korea:15 (cut) |
Australia:M |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Germany:16 (w) |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R
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Revealing mistakes: Near the end of the film, when Etienne and Catherine are looking for the way out of the mine, we see the 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.
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Quotes:
Etienne Lantier:
Who needs God and Heaven? We can change this lousy world.
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Referenced in Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (2004)
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"Germinal" (French, 1993): This EPIC story, adapted from Emile Zola's novel and put to film by Claude Berri (director of "Jean de Florette" and "Manon of the Spring"), is the gritty depiction of hard working coal miners in 1800's France, trying to eek out a living and better their lives by forming a labor union. Loaded with issues rising through the Industrial Age, Gerard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Judith Henry, and Jean-Roger Milo deservedly star in a frighteningly bleak setting, with ominous musical scoring, and the relentless, black dust of coal. Comparisons to the wealthy mine owners lives, opulent and very isolated from their industry's realities, are blatant and clear. Zola wanted some economic and moral balance – even just a little – and set about depicting a situation that could not be denied.