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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)
AKA: Bas-fonds, Les
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Directed By: Jean Renoir
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na frbrown
60
T3
na jeff_v
70
T6
na kyle.loomis
7
T9
na Darbicus
80
T9
na winds
6
T8
na epillepsy
55
T4
na negative
3
T8
na jstrassf
90
T7
na norval_jones
88
T9
na rudolf55
93
T9
na Madeline
84
T5
na paghat
85
T8
na Starecase
80
T6
na Antoine
68
T4
na IMDb-byvotes
77
T8
na Dally
75
T6
na gleeb
80
T9
na Simon M.
65
T3
na meester
72
T7
na Ronin167
83
T9
na filmaffinity
75
T10
na St. Gloede
80
T7
na fact100
76
T6
na batui
65
T5
na JerryJ
60
T6
na sixpence
90
T7
na Ali_V.
85
T9
na torontodog
75
T8
Lighter and more cinematic than the Kurosawa version.
na Allocine
80
T10
na Lobo_Lopez
85
T9
na m4th3u5
88
T8
na coltrane
5
T7
na hotsake
68
T5
na VivaLuis
80
T5
na MartinTeller
76
T7
na JohnnyGray
60
T4
na Prof. Sebby
70
T6
na sergebarber
70
T8
na Communicants
85
T9
na caffe
74
T6
na Theodora
95
T10
na kangadoodoo
75
T9
na ratedargh
85
T8
Simplistic and a bit unbalanced but it tells an emotionally affective story. The prominence of the Baron in the beginning is necessary for the themes related to social class ladder but he disappears for chunks of time and returns from time to time as an ear to Pepel's woes. The flophouse scenes are excellent and while the overall love story seems rushed, it's established early enough that Pepel has grown sick and tired of the thief's racket. Love conquers all...supposedly.
na imdb
77
T9
na digitalmonk
58
T1
na Thebes
70
T5
na sawyer
50
T3
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 Andrew Rusin
74
T6
na soitgoes
85
T8
na PDMChubby
90
T10
na flowing
75
T7
na filmcave
77
T8
na woodke1235
80
T8
na demonhatesme
93
T9
na 24truths
80
T7
na Nathan S
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 kastenm
87
T10
na CHOICECOD
78
T6
na TGTE
60
T4
na Ronin21
70
T3
na guvolefou
78
T7
na onetwothree
60
T7
na jsnruf
65
T7
na ahmed413
80
T8
na cinebaixar
83
T7
na sidehacker
84
T9
na hoolie
85
T7
na fightinboner
92
T9
na wig
65
T5
na purity
2
T6
na ze_qualquer
70
T8
na avgcrtckr
71
T9
na wayofthegun
90
T9
na BaalMan
90
T9
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 Jos
85
T9
na helfen419
87
T9
Very well done
na zamanzaman
80
T9
na gorkemoge
70
T7
na col. dax
85
T7
na MrsEmmaPeel
54
T1
na AtGiza
75
T8
na andagh
87
T8
na zeitghost
76
T5
na Mango
6
T9
na tcl.polley
0
T6
na amimut
80
T8
na cinema_hell
88
T8
na Valenzetti
82
T7
I give extra points to this one for the social and political context of its creation.
na yesistasty
91
T8
Engrossing dialogue-driven exploration of lower-class life and dreams.
Average Tier 7.15 from 91 Rankings rss