The Lower Depths (1936)

From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI

• Drama
• Romance
• Crime

Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the landlord, Kostyleva. One resident, young thief Wasska Pepel, ends his affair with the landlord's wife, Vassilissa, and takes up with her sister, Natacha. Pepel also befriends the baron, a former nobleman fallen on hard times, but Pepel's attempts at happiness are complicated when he's accused of murder by a spiteful Vassilissa.

Rating

7.2 / 10 (85 votes)

Release date

December 11, 1936

Runtime

1h 32m

Language

French

Director

Jean Renoir

Status

Released