Street Acquaintances (1948)
- Original title
- Straßenbekanntschaft
- Directed by
- Peter Pewas
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- German Democratic Republic
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 3 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.
How it feels
A young woman falls into a life of prostitution in postwar Berlin. The film warns about the consequences of venereal disease spreading through casual encounters.
urgentcautionarygroundedgrittyurbanseriouseducationalrealistic
What happens
Street Acquaintances (German: Straßenbekanntschaft) is a 1948 German drama film directed by Peter Pewas and starring Gisela Trowe, Alice Treff and Ursula Voß. It was made by the Communist-controlled DEFA studios in the Soviet Zone of Germany Released in both the future West and East Germany it was a popular hit and sold 6,469,626 tickets. While it can be regarded as using a style that resembled the Italian neorealist films of the era, it has also been suggested that it returns to the more traditional style of the Weimar era. It portrays the dangers of spreading venereal disease. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Depenau. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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