Gabin and Jouvet are their usual glorious selves, though the tendency towards pessimism makes this one of Renoir's less rewarding films.
The Lower Depths (1935)
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Synopsis: Describing the subject of Maxim Gorky's classic play as "the poetry of the loss of dignity," Jean Renoir was commenting on a widespread phenomenon in the 1930s. THE LOWER DEPTHS stars Louis Jouvet as the Baron, an aristocrat who has just been cashiered from his official post for embezzling.... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim, Louis Jouvet, Jany Holt, Vladimir Sokoloff


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