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Lower Depths (The) AKA Les Bas-Fonds AKA Underground AKA Underworld (1936)
Adapted from Maxim Gorky's original play, The Lower Depths follows the tawdry goings-on of a group of flophouse denizens whose lives are complicated by love, crime, a pair of unsavory landlords, and above all poverty.Director: Jean Renoir
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "The Lower Depths" directed by Akira Kurosawa (1957)
Audio commentary with Donald Richie (Japanese-film expert, and author of A Hundred Years of Japanese Film)
DISC TWO
* "The Lower Depths" directed by Jean Renoir (1936)
Introduction by Jean Renoir (5:46) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Black Double Alpha case
20 page booklet (which also covers the Kurosawa film), featuring a new essay by Alexander Sesonske (film scholar and author of Jean Renoir: The French Films 1924-1939)
Only available as part of the two-disc set "The Lower Depths", together with Akira Kurosawa’s 1957 version ("Donzoko") -
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Extras:Filmographies
A propos du film (10 min) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
Both releases have differing introductions.
Note the US release is only available in a double feature set.
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CUTS:
- R1 The Lower Depths America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (92:16 NTSC).
- R2 France- TF1 Video / Rene Chateau Video - Not known
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 23/07/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 22/06/21UPDATE LOG:
26/12/16: Updated US Criterion specs, DVDBeaver.
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22/06/21: Fixed typo.
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