Die freudlose gasse 1925

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Despite Garbo, it's heavy going -- an official classic that hasn't quite earned the title. Read more

Time Out: It later came as a major revelation, both when compared with Pabst's later work and in the context of the development of a film narrative able to accommodate a large number of characters. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The picture has minor virtues and major defects. Read more