The Green Alley (1928)

Original title

Die Rothausgasse

Directed by

Richard Oswald

Genre

silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1920s Berlin, a young woman navigates a restrictive society and a painful romance. The film follows her struggle between personal desires and social expectations.

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What happens

The Green Alley (German: Die Rothausgasse) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Gustav Fröhlich and Marija Leiko. The film was made by the German branch of Universal Pictures and was based on the novel Der heilige Skarabäus by Else Jerusalem. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The art direction was overseen by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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