La maison sous la mer (1947) DVD-R

Starring Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour, Guy Decomble, Roland Armontel, Santa Relli
Directed by Henri Calef
Language: French with English subtitles Print: Black and White
Runtime:105 min
Genre: Drama

Based on a Paul Vialar novel,the movie depicts the iron miners' tough life (they do not even have showers ).The first ten minutes is almost documentary:silent scenes show the miners at work,then they return home or to the café where they talk solidarity (" we've got to help our fellow man's widow,the bosses want to throw her out of her house "),women or trade unionism.