The Lower Depths
“From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI”
RomanceCrimeDrama
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.
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A stark, unflinching look at the absolute bottom of society. It feels heavy, suffocating, and deeply human, with moments of bleak poetry amidst the grime and despair. A true study in endurance.
bleakgrittysomberresignedslow-burnsocial realismnaturalismarthouseperiod dramapovertydespairclass strugglesurvival
slumrealismnaturalismslum dwellers
