Houses of Poverty
Les maisons de la misère
Synopsis
Henri Storck’s militant short on Depression-era Belgium, set in Walloon slums on the outskirts of a prosperous city. Staged vignettes expose substandard housing, overcrowding, and numbed survival through claustrophobic, frame-filling images; a coda on slum clearance and “garden city” rehousing offers guarded hope.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Henri Storck
- Original Title
- Les maisons de la misère
- Country of Origin
- Belgium
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 29m
- Production Studios
- Films Henri Storck
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
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Director
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What is Houses of Poverty about?
Henri Storck’s militant short on Depression-era Belgium, set in Walloon slums on the outskirts of a prosperous city. Staged vignettes expose substandard housing, overcrowding, and numbed survival through claustrophobic, frame-filling images; a coda on slum clearance and “garden city” rehousing offers guarded hope.
Who directed Houses of Poverty?
Houses of Poverty was directed by Henri Storck.
Who stars in Houses of Poverty?
The principal cast of Houses of Poverty includes Not specified.
When was Houses of Poverty released and how long is it?
Houses of Poverty was released in 1936 with a total runtime of 29m.