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GERMINAL  

Director: Claude Berri
Year: 1993
Runtime: 158 min.
Country: Belgium/France/Italy
Language: French with English subtitles
Color: Color
Format: 16mm

Based on Emile Zola's explosive novel of class war in the 19th century coal industry, Germinal stars Gerard Depardieu as the robust miner Maheu. With meticulous detail and striking imagery, the film captures the gruelling inferno of the mines, the brutal living conditions, and the yawning gulf between rich and poor.


"A startlingly authentic and powerful look into the tumultuous, tragedy-riddled lives of 19th century French coal miners." — James Berardinelli, Reel Views


 

 
showtime
Thursday, May 20 at 6:30 pm
location
Nevada Museum of Art - Prim Theater
160 West Liberty Street
admission
$6 general / $4 GBFS or NMA members