Extremely intense and shocking. I highly recommend this to anyone, especially anyone interested in mid-to-late 19th century France. The movie starts slow but then embarks on a roller coaster ride. Just when you think the situations in the movie ca... (read more) Extremely intense and shocking. I highly recommend this to anyone, especially anyone interested in mid-to-late 19th century France. The movie starts slow but then embarks on a roller coaster ride. Just when you think the situations in the movie can't get worse, the film takes a turn and surprises you even more with its ongoing and unpredictable plot. Loved this.

Zola's seminal work on the plight of the French miner's at the turn of the century. You cannot view this film without gaining a deeper understanding of the union movement in its infancy.

I'm in the midst of watching this three-hour film. It's good but tough to take! Dramatic, and probably pretty close to reality.

It was pretty good for a movie that was required for class.

Good a " Real Life Film"

That's a great adaptation of Zola's masterpiece. It was a hard task summing up such a long novel without betraying its message.