The lower depths

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Date
1957
Summary
Presents two excerpts from Maxim Gorki's play The Lower Depths, as played by the Moscow Art Theater.  One scene shows a group of social outcasts telling stories of former wealth and grandeur and an actor soliloquizing on "What is Man?"  The second scene, taking place at a drinking party, shows the group's reaction to the actor's suicide.
Publishers
Artkino Pictures, Inc.; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center; Moscow Art Theatre
Genre
Drama
Subject
Japan -- Social life and customs -- Drama ; Manners and customs.
Collection
IUL Moving Image Archive
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
Russian
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 Film (0:20:53); 16mm
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003230366; Other: GR00440439; MDPI Barcode: 40000003230366

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