The Lower Depths (Les Bas-fonds)
Thirty or so homeless people become actors for the space of a few months to interpret the roles of people like themselves in the play The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. The story, which is a painful blend of misery, injustice and charity enacted in a world of mud, reflects a deep love of mankind. From the mean street of reality to this triumph on the stage of Théâtre National de Chaillot, the
Thirty or so homeless people become actors for the space of a few months to interpret the roles of people like themselves in the play The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. The story, which is a painful blend of misery, injustice and charity enacted in a world of mud, reflects a deep love of mankind. From the mean street of reality to this triumph on the stage of Théâtre National de Chaillot, the film shows the most poignant moments of a metamorphosis... of brief duration?
Data sheet
- Support
- DVD
- Languages (audio)
- Français
- Subtitles
- Allemand
Anglais - Director
- Denise Gilliand
- Ratio
- 16/9
- Zone
- Non zoné. Lisible sur tout les lecteurs.
- Audio
- Dolby Digital 2.0
- Format
- Pal
More info
- Running time
- 78
- Media number
- 1
- Production year
- 0
- Edition Year
- 0
- Production
- comediens
- Subtitles original
- Allemand, Anglais
- Language original
- Français
- Sound original
- Dolby Digital 2.0
- Nominations
- Original title
- Editor
- PCT cinéma & Télévision - VPS Prod