The Lower Depths

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.

Country:

France

Genre:

Drama,

Romance,

Crime

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

1936

Director:

Jean Renoir

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Company:

Albatros

Cast:

Pepel Wasska

Vassilissa Kostyleva

Le baron

Nastia, la prostituée

Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa

Crew:

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