Penny Richardsstarted a #wikipedia article on US silent film actress and "Bathing Beauty" Gonda Durand (1896-1960): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonda_Durand @wikiwomeninred @wikipedia_la @moviessilently #silentfilm @lahistory
French Cinema & Subtitles📝 Plot: Based on Émile Zola’s novel, the story follows Gervaise, a working-class woman striving for a better life in Paris. Her hopes collapse as poverty, alcoholism and betrayal destroy her family and dignity, illustrating a harsh naturalistic portrait of social decline, human weakness and the brutal realities of 19th-century urban life.
#Lassommoir #Drama #SilentFilm #Naturalism #Zola #SocialRealism #Tragedy #FrenchFilm
Dr. Dani Sanchez
Stummfilm Magazin
