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The Joyless Street( 1925)

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Open any door in Melchior Alley, and you'll come face to face with naked misery.

Overview

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 Krauss

      Josef Geiringer

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      Jaro Fürth

      Hofrat Rumfort

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      Greta Garbo

      Greta Rumfort

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      Asta Nielsen

      Maria Lechner (Mizzi)

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      Agnes Esterhazy

      Regine

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      Karl Etlinger

      Generaldirektor Rosenow

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      Henry Stuart

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      Einar Hanson

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      Ilka Grüning

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      Gregori Chmara

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      Robert Garrison

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      Alexander Murski

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      Valeska Gert

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      Hertha von Walther

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      Otto Reinwald

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      Sylvia Torff

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      Loni Nest

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      Mario Cusmich

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    This is quite a complex and telling tale of a poverty-stricken family struggling to survive in a post Great war Vienna at the star of the 1920s. The extent of their deprivation almost drives Greta Garbo ("Greta") to sell herself to put food on the table, it certainly drives her to petty crime. To be honest this rather drab and gritty story from the pen of Hugo Bettauer (who also wrote the superb "City Without Jews" (1938)) is, in itself, nothing particular to write home about - It's the excellent, earthy and well crafted performances from the sisters "Marie" (Asta Nielsen) and Garbo alongside t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • nightclub
    • butcher
    • securities, stocks and bonds
    • teacher
    • post world war i
    • prostitution
    • vienna, austria
    • silent film
    • new objectivity