The Lower Depths
1936 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 3,781 VOTES · DIR. Jean Renoir
Overview
Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the landlord, Kostyleva. One resident, young thief Wasska Pepel, ends his affair with the landlord's wife, Vassilissa, and takes up with her sister, Natacha. Pepel also befriends the baron, a former nobleman fallen on hard times, but Pepel's attempts at happiness are complicated when he's accused of murder by a spiteful Vassilissa.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,149 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:30 for Best French Film of the Year.”
00:07:26 Hey, lodgers!
00:12:15 Otherwise, the way I was choking him -
00:16:07 - Shall we play? - I’d love to.
00:22:05 Then you'll remember me fondly when I’m gone?
00:25:50 - What were we playing for? - Your place in paradise.
00:29:09 If anyone says I have, be assured it is slander.
00:32:04 I brought you an orange and an apple
00:35:08 Your tie and shoelaces.
00:39:52 “Your organism is poisoned by alcohol.”
00:42:53 There are lots of others to take your place.
00:46:13 I’ll vouch for him. He's a friend. Come on.
00:49:07 - Where'd you hear that? - I didn't hear it.
00:52:08 Hurry up, lazybones!
00:55:23 Not one word of pity.
00:58:18 Keep it up and you'll get your peace
01:01:28 It's a touchy situation.
01:04:21 They look after people like me? Where?
01:08:04 There's a kind of fog in my noggin.
01:13:00 otherwise I’ll never agree to be your queen.
01:17:00 To hell with your champagne!
01:21:06 Get off me!
01:26:29 That Louka was a dangerous charlatan.
30:00:00 is quite regrettable.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,149
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line30:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJean Renoir
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes3,781