Asphalt

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william d Superb silent film. The story is good, told in almost surrealistic yet still intelligible way, the cinematography and direction are excellent, and Betty Amann is gorgeous. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Outstanding film, touching melodrama. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review andrey k Wonderful and erotic ("street") film with great elaborate cinematography of a sophisticated mature silent film. Street scenes are riveting as is indoor drama. The handsome leads complement the visual beauty of the film. I won't be wrong if I suggest that the movie has obvious qualities of a noir film, I'd say it's a romantic noir: a cop, femme fatale, menacing dark scenes, a villain, and a bitter ending. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 1 of the last German silent Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A triumph of style over story. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful German silent movie that draws inspiration from the popular key cinematic movements of the time like German expressionism and the city symphony films. Asphalt is also perhaps the earliest most complete specimen of the film noir genre. The simple plot of the cop falling in love with a femme fatale jewel thief is turned into something special by majestic photography and daring sexual undertones that are particularly effective in the sequences in which the temptress desperately tries to seduce the right doing cop. An underrated gem that needs to be discovered again. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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