The Asphalt: German Expressionist Silents January 29, 2007

'Asphalt' is a touching story of doomed love set against the backdrop of a modern, bustling city. This is a simplistic morality tale. The story follows a beautiful young woman who steals a precious stone from a jewelry store and her successful attempts to seduce the policeman who catches her. Soon he finds himself caught between his duty and the woman in which he is falling in love.