Grisou

A somber, slow-burning tale of desire and betrayal in a hardscrabble mining community, heavy with class resentment and quiet desperation.

Directed by

Maurice de Canonge

Genres

Drama

Starring

Madeleine Robinson, Pierre Brasseur, Raymond Aimos

Overview

Femme fatale Madeleine Robinson is married to Raymond Aimos, a coal miner with a face like a pickled walnut and a libido to match. She wants some action, and what she can’t get from her impotent husband, she looks for elsewhere, first with his best friend Pierre Brasseur, then with his boss Lucien Gallas, who is also dating Brasseur’s kid sister Odette Joyeux.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Betrayal, love, class, power

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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