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| director = [[Claude Berri]]
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| producer = Claude Berri<br>Pierre Grunstein<br>Bodo Scriba
| producer = Claude Berri<br>Pierre Grunstein<br>Bodo Scriba
| screenplay = Claude Berri<br>[[Arlette Langmann]]
| screenplay = Claude Berri<br>[ Langmann]]
| based_on = ''[[Germinal (novel)|Germinal]]''<br /> by [[Émile Zola]]
by [[Émile Zola]]
| starring = [[Miou-Miou]]<br>[[Renaud]]<br>[[Jean Carmet]]<br>[[Judith Henry (actress)|Judith Henry]]<br>[[Jean-Roger Milo]]<br>[[Gérard Depardieu]]
| starring = [[Miou-Miou]]<br>[[Renaud]]<br>[[Jean Carmet]]<br>[[Judith Henry (actress)|Judith Henry]]<br>[[Jean-Roger Milo]]<br>[[Gérard Depardieu]]
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'''''Germinal''''' is a 1993 French [[epic film]] based on [[Germinal (novel)|the 1885 novel]] by [[Émile Zola]]. It was directed by [[Claude Berri]], and stars [[Gérard Depardieu]], [[Miou-Miou]] and [[Renaud]]. At the time it was the most expensive movie ever produced in France. It was the fourth most attended film of the year in France.
'''''Germinal''''' is a 1993 French [[epic film]] based on [[Germinal (novel)|the 1885 novel]] by [[Émile Zola]]. It was directed by [[Claude Berri]], and stars [[Gérard Depardieu]], [[Miou-Miou]] and [[Renaud]]. At the time it was the most expensive movie ever produced in France.<ref name=black>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|title=Into the black|page=20|date=19 November 1993}}</ref> It was the fourth most attended film of the year in France.


It won the [[César Award for Best Cinematography]] and [[César Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]], and was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best director, Best Writing, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Music and Best Production Design. The film was selected as the French entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[66th Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite journal | last = Frook | first = John Evan | title = Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries | journal = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=30 November 1993| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR116185.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | access-date =25 August 2008}}</ref>
It won the [[César Award for Best Cinematography]] and [[César Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]], and was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best director, Best Writing, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Music and Best Production Design. The film was selected as the French entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[66th Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite journal | last = Frook | first = John Evan | title = Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries | journal = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=30 November 1993| url = https://variety.com/1993/film/news/acad-inks-cates-unveils-foreign-language-entries-116185/ | access-date =25 August 2008}}</ref>


The film, set in the nineteenth century, closely follows the plot of the [[Germinal (novel)|novel]], which is a realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s.
The film, set in the nineteenth century, closely follows the plot of the [[Germinal (novel)|novel]], which is a realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{castlist|
*[[Miou-Miou]] as Maheude
*[[Miou-Miou]] as Maheude
*[[Renaud Séchan|Renaud]] as Étienne Lantier
*[[Renaud Séchan|Renaud]] as Étienne Lantier
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*[[Annick Alane]] as Madame Grégoire
*[[Annick Alane]] as Madame Grégoire
*[[Pierre Lafont]] as Léon Grégoire
*[[Pierre Lafont]] as Léon Grégoire
*[[Cécile Bois]] as Cécile Grégoire
*[[Yolande Moreau]] as La Levaque
*[[Yolande Moreau]] as La Levaque
}}


==Reception==
==Reception==
===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
The movie was well received by the critics. Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 90% of 10 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 6.9/10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/germinal/?search=Germinal|title = Germinal|website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
The movie was well received by the critics. [[Review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 75% of 12 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 6.9/10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/germinal/?search=Germinal|title = Germinal|website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>

===Box office===
===Box office===
The film opened at [[List of 1993 box office number-one films in France|number one at the French box office]] with a gross of 29.6 million [[French franc]] ($5.2 million) from 314 theatres in its opening week.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=14|date=18 October 1993|title=International Box Office|quote=$5,201,736; $1=5.7FF}}</ref> It expanded to 456 theatres in its second week and remained at number one with a gross of 36.8 million French franc ($6.5 million)<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=40|date=25 October 1993|title=International Box Office|quote=$6,452,430; $1=5.7FF}}</ref> and stayed there for a third week.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=14|date=1 November 1993|title=International Box Office}}</ref> The film had 6,161,776 admissions in France making it the fourth most attended film of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=4525&view=2|title=Germinal (1993)- Resultats France|website=JPBox-Office|access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref> The film grossed $36.1 million worldwide.<ref name=ww/>
The film opened at [[List of 1993 box office number-one films in France|number one at the French box office]] with a gross of 29.6 million [[French Franc|French francs]] ($5.2 million) from 314 theatres in its opening week.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=14|date=18 October 1993|title=International Box Office|quote=$5,201,736; $1=5.7FF}}</ref> It expanded to 456 theatres in its second week and remained at number one with a gross of 36.8 million francs ($6.5 million)<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=40|date=25 October 1993|title=International Box Office|quote=$6,452,430; $1=5.7FF}}</ref> and stayed there for a third week.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=14|date=1 November 1993|title=International Box Office}}</ref> The film had 6,161,776 admissions in France making it the fourth most attended film of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=4525&view=2|title=Germinal (1993)- Resultats France|website=JPBox-Office|access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref> The film grossed $36.1 million worldwide.<ref name=ww/>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 11 November 2024

Germinal
Film poster
Directed byClaude Berri
Screenplay byClaude Berri
[ Langmann]] by Émile Zola
Produced byClaude Berri
Pierre Grunstein
Bodo Scriba
StarringMiou-Miou
Renaud
Jean Carmet
Judith Henry
Jean-Roger Milo
Gérard Depardieu
CinematographyYves Angelo
Edited byHervé de Luze
Music byJean-Louis Roques
Distributed byAMLF
Release date
  • 29 September 1993 (1993-09-29) (France)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€27.4 million[1]
Box office$36.1 million[2]

Germinal is a 1993 French epic film based on the 1885 novel by Émile Zola. It was directed by Claude Berri, and stars Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou and Renaud. At the time it was the most expensive movie ever produced in France.[3] It was the fourth most attended film of the year in France.

It won the César Award for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best director, Best Writing, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Music and Best Production Design. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4][5]

The film, set in the nineteenth century, closely follows the plot of the novel, which is a realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s.

Cast

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Reception

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Critical reception

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The movie was well received by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 75% of 12 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 6.9/10.[6]

Box office

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The film opened at number one at the French box office with a gross of 29.6 million French francs ($5.2 million) from 314 theatres in its opening week.[7] It expanded to 456 theatres in its second week and remained at number one with a gross of 36.8 million francs ($6.5 million)[8] and stayed there for a third week.[9] The film had 6,161,776 admissions in France making it the fourth most attended film of the year.[10] The film grossed $36.1 million worldwide.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Germinal (1993)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Top 100 grossers worldwide, '93-94". Variety. October 17, 1994. p. M-56.
  3. ^ "Into the black". Screen International. 19 November 1993. p. 20.
  4. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  5. ^ Frook, John Evan (30 November 1993). "Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Germinal". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 18 October 1993. p. 14. $5,201,736; $1=5.7FF
  8. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 25 October 1993. p. 40. $6,452,430; $1=5.7FF
  9. ^ "International Box Office". Variety. 1 November 1993. p. 14.
  10. ^ "Germinal (1993)- Resultats France". JPBox-Office. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

Further reading

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  • Tibbetts, John C., and James M. Welsh, eds. The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film (2nd ed. 2005) pp 149–150.
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