The lower depths = Les bas-fonds
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2004].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9780780026995, 0780026993
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (89 min., 125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Foreign Films - Media collection
DVD FOREIGN LOWE
1 available
DVD FOREIGN LOWE
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Foreign Films - Media collection | DVD FOREIGN LOWE | On Shelf |
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Published
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2004].
Language
fre
ISBN
9780780026995, 0780026993
UPC
037429181324
Notes
General Note
Based on the play: Na dne / by Maxim Gorky.
General Note
Les bas-fonds was originally released as a motion picture in 1936; Donzoko in 1957.
General Note
Special features, disc 1, Les Bas-fonds: introduction by Jean Renoir; new and improved English subtitles; RSDL dual layer; new essay by film scholar Alexander Sesonske.
General Note
Special features, disc 2, Donzoko: optional audio commentary by Donald Richie; a 33 min. documentary about the film; cast biographies; new and improved English subtitles; RSDL dual layer; new essay by authors Keiko McDonald and Thomas Rimer.
Participants/Performers
Les bas-fonds: Jean Gabin, Louis Jouvet, Jany Holt, Junie Astor, Vladimir Sokoloff.
Participants/Performers
Donzoko: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa, Ganjirō Nakamura, Minoru Chiaki.
Description
Les bas-fonds: A Baron, forced by circumstances, gives up his life of luxury and to takes up residence in the slums of Paris. The Baron observes the frustrated romance between Wasska Pepel and Natacha, the thwarted dreams of an actor, and the oppressive cruelties of landlord Kostileff.
Description
Donzoko: Sutekichi, a vulgar, comical thief takes up residence in a slum flophouse inhabited by many eccentric, destitute people. Osugi, the cruel landlady, and her sister, Okayo, both desire him, and fight each other over him. Set in Edo-period Japan.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, standard presentation, region 1; mono.
Language
Les bas-fonds: in French with optional English subtitles. Donzoko in Japanese with optional English subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Renoir, J., Kurosawa, A., Gabin, J., Jouvet, L., Holt, J., Astor, J., Sokoloff, V., Mifune, T., Yamada, I., Kagawa, K., Nakamura, G., Chiaki, M., & Gorky, M. (2004). The lower depths =: Les bas-fonds . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jean Renoir et al.. 2004. The Lower Depths =: Les Bas-fonds. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jean Renoir et al.. The Lower Depths =: Les Bas-fonds Criterion Collection, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Renoir, Jean, et al. The Lower Depths =: Les Bas-fonds Criterion Collection, 2004.
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