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| Jean Gabin | ... | Pepel Wasska | |
| Suzy Prim | ... | Vassilissa Kostyleva | |
| Louis Jouvet | ... | Le baron | |
| Jany Holt | ... | Nastia | |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... | Kostylev | |
| Robert Le Vigan | ... | L'acteur alcoolique | |
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Camille Bert | ... | Le comte |
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René Génin | ... | Louka - le philosophe (as René Genin) |
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Paul Temps | ... | Satine - le télégraphiste |
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Robert Ozanne | ... | Jabot de Travers |
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Henri Saint-Isle | ... | Klestch - le cordonnier (as Saint-Iles) |
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Alex Allin | ... | Tatar |
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André Gabriello | ... | Toptoun - l'inspecteur des garnis |
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Léon Larive | ... | Felix - le valet du baron |
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Nathalie Alexeeff | ... | Anna - un pauvresse qui se meurt |
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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. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Wasska Pepel: Stop it.
Vassilissa Kostyleva: You don't love me anymore. Why not?
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As Kostylev lies dead on the anvil, the shadow of the camera can be seen approaching on the ground. See more »Quotes
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Vassilissa Kostyleva: You don't love me anymore. Why not?
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The Criterion Collection offers two different film versions of "The Lower Depths": one made in 1936 by Jean Renoir and another one made in 1957 by Kurosawa. The two directors never worked together on either film. In fact, they only met once in their lives, many years later. Both films are based on Russian writer Maxim Gorky's 1902 play, which describes life in a miserable slum where most characters have lost all sense of hope. Renoir deals with this serious subject matter in a much more humorous and amusing way than Kurosawa, whose film is slower, decidedly somber and a lot more difficult to digest. While Renoir's work takes the viewer in an out of the slums, Kurosawa doesn't allow one to see beyond the wretchedness of the underworld. Both films are great, but it was probably Kurosawa's which left a more durable and deeper impression on me.