Joyless Street (1925)
Original title: Die freudlose Gasse
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Open any door in Melchior Alley, and you'll come face to face with naked misery.
In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.
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Werner KraussJosef Geiringer
Jaro FürthHofrat Rumfort
Greta GarboGreta Rumfort
Asta NielsenMaria Lechner (Mizzi)
Agnes EsterhazyRegine
Karl EtlingerGeneraldirektor Rosenow
Henry Stuart
Einar Hanson
Ilka Grüning
Gregori ChmaraRobert Garrison
Alexander MurskiKeywords
TeacherProstitutionNightclubVienna, austriaSilent filmButcherPost world war iSecurities, stocks and bonds New objectivity
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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityTeacher · Prostitution · NightclubDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityPost World War IDirector preference353377
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In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.
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Joyless Street has a runtime of 150 minutes.
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