The Lower Depths (1936)★ 7.8/10

Not Rated · FR · 95 min · December 11, 1936

• Crime
• Drama
• Romance

Directed by: Jean Renoir

Written by: Maxim Gorky, Yevgeni Zamyatin, Jacques Companéez, Jean Renoir, Charles Spaak

This 1936 prize-winning French film depicts poverty's grip, the struggle to rise, and how the rich can fall just as easily.