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Reviews for The Lower Depths

7.5 / 10 1h 32min

Romance Crime Drama

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.

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Review by user425lpzbtocg

Gorki's Parisian Rendezvous with Chaplin

All Reaction moments

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Review by user396ydgi4p3e

Two Great Performances by Gabin and Jouvet

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Review by CosmicCrane

Despite the horrible little world Gorky created, Renoir makes it so very watchable.

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Review by user890d9vktb9g

Another excellent Renoir/Gabin Collaboration

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Review by user793qiq8fx6z

If you could do it all again...

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Review by user829itw699ww

Beautiful black and white, French version of Russian play

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Review by user9536brh11jk

A grandly theatrical exercise by a great master

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Review by user9978lkwxlol

Oh!!... if you would know how is good laying on the grass!!!

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Review by user540et3882us

French perspective of poverty, love and death.

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Review by user202a3eg2pdd

Renoir gives Gorky's grim tale a new twist

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Review by user681l0vxul2s

A fatalistic take on the rich vs poor statement in a comedic venture that nobody thought at that time. Nobody but Jean Renoir.