The Lower Depths (1936)
- Original title
- Les Bas-fonds
- Directed by
- Jean Renoir
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 81 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A thief hides in a rundown boarding house and befriends a baron who has lost everything. The film shows how different classes deal with poverty and bad luck.
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What happens
The Lower Depths (French: Les bas-fonds) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim and Louis Jouvet. It is based on the 1902 play of the same title by Maxim Gorky. Its scenes contrast the life of the upper and lower classes to comedic effect. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Eclair and on location between Epinay and Saint-Denis on the Seine. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. It received the first Louis Delluc Prize in 1937. The National Board of Review in the United States considered it a Top Ten Foreign Film for 1937. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Nitchevo (1936)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.