07.02.17
A masterpiece in mise-en-scene and a powerhouse performance from Emil Jannings, this is a film that will rip your heart out and squeeze it relentlessly in front of your face. The heartbreak we witness is almost too unbearable. A film about compassion (or lack thereof), capitalism, class and pride, devastatingly effective at toying with your emotions within perfect reason - I haven't seen anything quite like it, then or since.