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The Lower Depths (1936)

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Summary: The winner of the Louis Delluc Prize as the most outstanding French photo-play of 1936, as selected by the Young Independent Critics of France (an organization and not a description.) 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. (imdb)
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AKA: Bas-fonds, Les
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Directed By: Jean Renoir
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na ahmed413
80
 T8
na andagh
87
 T8
na Andrew Rusin
74
 T6
na IMDb-byvotes
77
 T8
na JerryJ
60
 T6
na St. Gloede
88
 T8
na caffe
74
 T6
na amimut
80
 T8
na Madeline
84
 T5
na tcl.polley
0
 T6
na Valenzetti
82
 T7
I give extra points to this one for the social and political context of its creation.
na onetwothree
60
 T7
na kastenm
87
 T9
na Simon M.
65
 T3
na cinema_hell
88
 T8
na jeff_v
70
 T6
na Hagar
90
 T10
na clarkah
70
 T6
na PeaceAnarchy
92
 T10
I'm surprised this isn't more highly regarded amongst Renoir's films. It has all the subversiveness of his earlier films combined with the technical proficiency of his later films, not to mention some great performances. A wonderful tale of love and poverty punctuated with little jabs at social ills, its well paced and mixes drama with light moments very effectively.
na yesistasty
91
 T8
Engrossing dialogue-driven exploration of lower-class life and dreams.
na Bmunise
95
 T8
Probably my favorite thing about Renoir is that there's always SOME shred of optimism. It makes him at worst enjoyable, at best sublime.
na guvolefou
78
 T6
na norval_jones
88
 T8
na PDMChubby
87
 T10
na BaalMan
90
 T9
na Barry Lyndon
70
 T5
na fact100
76
 T6
na batui
65
 T5
na 24truths
80
 T7
na Ali_V.
85
 T8
na avgcrtckr
73
 T9
na tsebben
77
 T9
na hoolie
85
 T7
na AtGiza
75
 T8
na Allocine
80
 T10
na jstrassf
90
 T7
na zamanzaman
80
 T9
na ze_qualquer
70
 T8
na kyle.loomis
7
 T8
na woodke1235
80
 T8
na helfen419
87
 T9
Very well done
na cinebaixar
83
 T7
na MrsEmmaPeel
54
 T1
na Jos
85
 T8
na Theodora
95
 T10
na Mango
6
 T9
na wig
65
 T5
na zeitghost
76
 T5
na Starecase
80
 T6
na Dally
75
 T6
na purity
2
 T6
na torontodog
75
 T8
Lighter and more cinematic than the Kurosawa version.
na gleeb
80
 T9
na Antoine
68
 T4
na wayofthegun
90
 T9
na kangadoodoo
75
 T9
na soitgoes
85
 T8
na Ronin167
83
 T9
na jsnruf
65
 T7
na meester
72
 T7
na sixpence
90
 T7
na coltrane
5
 T7
na VivaLuis
80
 T5
na epillepsy
55
 T4
na flowing
75
 T7
na rudolf55
93
 T9
na negative
3
 T8
na m4th3u5
88
 T8
na col. dax
85
 T7
na TGTE
60
 T4
na winds
6
 T8
na sidehacker
84
 T9
na CHOICECOD
78
 T6
na digitalmonk
58
 T1
na filmaffinity
76
 T10
na -BigEvil-
80
 T7
A brisk, lighthearted take on Gorky's play. Renoir's camera just flows like liquid, and Jean Gabin is wonderful as the thief. None of the other characters are fleshed out so well, though. More fleeting than the later Kurosawa version, but still a fun movie.
na Darbicus
80
 T9
na fightinboner
92
 T9
na paghat
85
 T8
na imdb
77
 T9
na demonhatesme
93
 T9
na FitFortDanga
76
 T7
Average Tier 7.29 from 82 Rankings rss