# The Lower Depths (1936)

> In a cramped underworld of poverty and desire, a thief, a prostitute, and a fallen aristocrat struggle against the social forces keeping them at the bottom.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/30331

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
- Director: Jean Renoir
- Cast: Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim, Louis Jouvet, Jany Holt, Junie Astor, Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène, Vladimir Sokoloff, Robert Le Vigan
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027336/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, fatalistic, bleak, classic cinema night, French cinema retrospective

## Synopsis

A poignant exploration of the human spirit trapped in the grips of poverty and despair.

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- [Children of Paradise (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/1720)
- [The Lower Depths (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/16108)
- [L'Atalante (1934)](https://ember.film/movie/28721)

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