The Lower Depths
- Original title
- Les Bas-fonds
- Year
- 1936
- Running time
- 92 min.
- Country
- France
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Jean Gabin
- Junie Astor
- Louis Jouvet
- Suzy Prim
- Jany Holt
- Vladimir Sokoloff
- Alex Alin
- Nathalie Alexeeff
- Robert Le Vigan
- André Gabriello
- Robert Ozanne
- René Génin
- Léon Larive
- Maurice Baquet
- Lucien Mancini
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- Music
- Cinematography
Fédote Bourgasoff, Jean Bachelet (B&W)- Producer
Albatros Produktion. Producer: Alexandre Kamenka- Genre
- Drama | Social Drama. French Poetic Realism
- Synopsis
- The film treats the imprisoning hold of poverty; the disheartening odds of people rising from such social despair, and the ease in which those in the upper spheres of Society may descend.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1937: National Board of Review: Top Foreign Films
- Critics' reviews
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"It carries some interest in its curious blend of tones and styles -- it oscillates between vaudeville turns and stark tragedy."
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"Renoir sought out balance and humanistic sympathy, reshaping the narrative so the thief (Jean Gabin) and the Baron (Louis Jouvet) bond over their mutual rebellion against the social system."
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