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Joyless Street (German: Die freudlose Gasse), also titled The Street of Sorrow or The Joyless Street, is a 1925 German silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Greta Garbo, Asta Nielsen and Werner Krauss. It is based on a novel by Hugo Bettauer and widely considered an expression of New Objectivity in film.
- Michael Salkin, Romain Pinès
- 18 May 1925 (Germany)
- Sofar-Film-Produktion GmbH
The Joyless Street. Original title: Die freudlose Gasse. 1925. 2h 5m. IMDb RATING. 7.1 /10. 1.7K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama. In post-WWI Vienna, Greta (Greta Garbo), her kid sister, and retired dad try to make it through tough times. Director. Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Writers. Hugo Bettauer. Willy Haas. F.H. Lyon. Stars. Asta Nielsen. Greta Garbo.
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- Drama
- Georg Wilhelm Pabst
- 1927-07-05
On Melchior Street an angry crowd gathers under the Merkel Hotel and begins to throw rocks sending the partiers fleeing. The starved people gather outside of Josefs butcher shop as a woman runs up to Josef begging for meat for her child.
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Dec 31, 2014 · The film that brought international fame to both Pabst and Greta Garbo, THE JOYLESS STREET is a stinging indictment of the soullessness of Weimar-era Vienna. In the wake of World War I, the newly impoverished middle class becomes the prey of both black marketeers and the decadent upper classes.
- 60 min
Characteristics. Themes. Down on Their Luck. Keywords. economy, family, morals, slice-of-life, struggle, survivor. Attributes. High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance. Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for The Joyless Street (1925) - G.W. Pabst on AllMovie - G. W. Pabst's The Joyless Street (Die freudlose…
Sofar-Film. Genre. Drama | Silent Film. Social Drama. Poverty. Prostitution. Synopsis. Vienna in the biggest depression, directly after WWI. In a slum, Lila Leid, the wife of lawyer Leid is murdered, Egon, secretary of one of Leid's clients is arrested.
Aug 24, 2021 · The Joyless Street. 2 hours 5 min • 1925. by Dave Kehr October 26, 1985. G.W. Pabst’s 1925 film made a star of Greta Garbo, who was second billed but easily stole the show from the ostensible...
