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The Lower Depths (Russian: На дне, romanized: Na dne, literally: At the bottom) is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski.
- Maxim Gorky
- 1973
The Lower Depths (どん底, Donzoko) is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, the screenplay by Hideo Oguni and Akira Kurosawa, based on the 1902 play The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. The setting was changed for the film from late 19th-century Russia to Edo period Japan.
A 1957 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa, based on Maxim Gorky's 1902 play about life in a miserable slum. The film features Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyôko Kagawa and other stars, and was shot mostly in sequence in four weeks.
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- Drama
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1957-10-01
Jul 8, 2020 · Watch the 1957 Japanese drama by Akira Kurosawa, based on a play by Maxim Gorky. The film depicts the lives of poor tenants in a slum, with themes of love, betrayal and social criticism.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1957 • Japan Starring Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyoko Kagawa. Jean Renoir and Akira Kurosawa, two of cinema’s greatest directors, transform Maxim Gorky’s classic proletariat play “The Lower Depths” in their own ways for their own times.
Akira Kurosawa's 1957 film The Lower Depths is based on Maxim Gorky's classic proletariat play, which explores the conflict between illusion and reality. The film features Toshiro Mifune as a thief who tries to escape his destiny in a rundown boarding house.
The Lower Depths. 1957. Jean Renoir and Akira Kurosawa, two of cinema's greatest directors, transform Maxim Gorky's classic proletariat play The Lower Depths in their own ways for their own times.
