The Lower Depths ( Les bas-fonds ) ( Nachtasyl )

The Lower Depths (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Les bas-fonds
Alternate Title: Nachtasyl
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
78 min + 40 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Denise Gilliand

Written By:
Denise Gilliand
Pierre André Thiébaud

Actors:
Denise Gilliand

Synopsis:

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 streets 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?

A petty thief takes up with a hovel full of derelicts with the police on his tail. In the meanwhile, he falls in love with a young peasant girl who spurns his advances.

Story of a thief regenerated by the love of a young girl.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 06 October, 2010.