Die freudlose Gasse / The Joyless Street

Directed by G.W. Pabst (1925)
Silent film; English intertitles. 125 min.

In "The Joyless Street," set in post-World War I Vienna, two women face the harsh realities of poverty. One, a factory worker, struggles to support her family, while the other, a wealthy woman, becomes embroiled in a desperate relationship with a man who exploits her vulnerability. As their lives intertwine, both women confront moral dilemmas and societal pressures, ultimately revealing the lengths they will go to survive in a bleak and unforgiving world.