Émile Zola Movies

A young couple's marriage is jeopardized by the husband's descent into alcoholism.

Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is...

Having grown up in poverty, the ambitious Nana is determined to break out of it. She becomes part of the Paris theatre scene and gets involved with...

Following some dodgy dealings, stockbroker Saccard is determined to pull himself out of the gutter and regain is reputation. He is of such ill repute...

In 1912 Jasset turned from fantasy and spectacle to realism in making the first of two Zola adaptations, as part of Éclair's new series of...

When the vivacious and beautiful Nana bombs at the Théâtre des Variétés, she embarks on the life of a courtesan, using her...

A father and son are working in a coal mine. An explosion occurs, which kills the son.

Madeleine is a beautiful married woman, hopelessly attracted to her former lover, Jacques. This obsession leads to the destruction of her life and...

In this programme John Berger talks about Zola's novel 'Germinal' and illustrates his subject with extensive use of film of Creswell and its colliery.

Laurent is a failed and lazy painter. When Camille, his childhood friend, invites him to his home to get back in touch, Laurent meets...

Jacques Lantier, the "human beast" of the title, has a hereditary madness and has several times in his life wanted to murder women. At the beginning...