The Lower Depths

Year: 1936

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: French

Director: Jean Renoir

RomanceCrimeDrama

Inspired by Maxim Gorky’s play, the film follows the tenants of a shabby flophouse ruled by the landlord Kostyleva. Young thief Wasska Pepel ends his affair with Kostyleva’s wife Vassilissa, starts a relationship with her sister Natacha, and befriends the baron, a fallen noble. His hopes crumble when Vassilissa, out of spite, accuses him of murder.

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