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The Joyless Street poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.9 / 100
1925·Drama·2h 5m

THE JOYLESS STREET

“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.

Above the Line
Georg Wilhelm Pabst·DirectorWilly Haas·ScreenplayHugo Bettauer·NovelCurt Oertel·Director of PhotographyMax Deutsch·MusicG.W. Pabst·Editor
Cast
Werner Krauss·Josef GeiringerJaro Fürth·Hofrat RumfortGreta Garbo·Greta RumfortAsta Nielsen·Maria Lechner (Mizzi)Agnes Esterhazy·RegineKarl Etlinger·Generaldirektor RosenowHenry StuartEinar HansonIlka GrüningGregori Chmara
Full Crew
(15 credits)
Directing· 1
G.W. Pabst·Director
Writing· 2
Willy Haas·ScreenplayHugo Bettauer·Novel
Camera· 3
Curt Oertel·Director of PhotographyRobert Lach·Director of PhotographyGuido Seeber·Director of Photography
Editing· 3
G.W. Pabst·EditorAnatole Litvak·EditorMark Sorkin·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Max Deutsch·Music
Art & Design· 3
Otto Erdmann·Production DesignHans Sohnle·Production DesignEdgar G. Ulmer·Set Designer
Production· 2
Romain Pinès·ProducerMichail Salkind·Producer
By the Numbers
72.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Joyless Street's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Somber, Desolate, Eerie
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1920s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster depicts a dark, narrow street lined with multi-story buildings on both sides, receding into the distance under a night sky. A large, ornate street la”

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Key Elements
Street LampBuildingsStreet
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Urban
Design Score
8/10
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