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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. The Lower Depths: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyôko Kagawa, Ganjirô Nakamura. In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot.

  4. Jul 1, 2016 · In this phrase, with his penchant for epitome, the late James Huneker summarized the masterpiece of Russias single living master of the drama, Maxim Gorky, as he saw it in Berlin under the German title of “Nachtasyl” or “Night Lodging.” “Na Dnye” is the Russian—literally “On the Bottom.”.

  5. Aug 5, 2020 · Cleared by the censor largely because Gorky’s first play had failed and officials expected no more for this second effort, The Lower Depths proved to be a triumphant success, with its formerly unseen lower-class underworld brought to vivid and violent life onstage.

  6. Jul 8, 2020 · Akira Kurosawa, Japanese, English subtitles, post WWII. Language. Japanese. In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family. Addeddate.

  7. The Lower Depths. 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.