| ~Pandora's Box~ 1929 |
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| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
German filmmaker G.W. Pabst's late-silent classic Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora) stars the
hauntingly beautiful Louise Brooks as libertine dancer Lulu. Ever out for the "main chance," Lulu
persuades her wealthy lover Dr. Schön (Fritz Kortner) to marry her. But in a fit of jealous rage, he
pulls a gun, a scuffle ensues, and she shoots him. Eventually escaping to London with the doctor's
moonstruck son Alwa (Francis Lederer), Lulu takes up residence with her "adopted" father
Schigolch (Carl Götz), where she is reduced to walking the streets, with tragic consequences.
Pandora's Box (based on two works by the controversial German writer Franz Wedekind) exudes
smoky sensuality in every frame; regarded now as a masterpiece, the film received surprisingly
scathing reviews, with most of the critical broadsides aimed at Louise Brooks (this was long before
Brooks graduated from just another pretty Hollywood starlet to Cult Goddess).
Plot Synopsis from Hal Erickson on allmovie.com
hauntingly beautiful Louise Brooks as libertine dancer Lulu. Ever out for the "main chance," Lulu
persuades her wealthy lover Dr. Schön (Fritz Kortner) to marry her. But in a fit of jealous rage, he
pulls a gun, a scuffle ensues, and she shoots him. Eventually escaping to London with the doctor's
moonstruck son Alwa (Francis Lederer), Lulu takes up residence with her "adopted" father
Schigolch (Carl Götz), where she is reduced to walking the streets, with tragic consequences.
Pandora's Box (based on two works by the controversial German writer Franz Wedekind) exudes
smoky sensuality in every frame; regarded now as a masterpiece, the film received surprisingly
scathing reviews, with most of the critical broadsides aimed at Louise Brooks (this was long before
Brooks graduated from just another pretty Hollywood starlet to Cult Goddess).
Plot Synopsis from Hal Erickson on allmovie.com
| Directed by: Georg Wilhelm Pabst Writing credits: Ladislaus Vajda - scenario Joseph Fleisler - titles Georg Wilhelm Pabst Based on the plays "Erdgeist" and "Die Büchse der Pandora" by Frank Wedekind. |
| ~Cast~ Louise Brooks ...Lulu Fritz Kortner ...Dr. Ludwig Schön Francis Lederer ...Alwa Schön (as Franz Lederer) Carl Goetz ...Schigolch Krafft-Raschig ...Rodrigo Quast Alice Roberts ...Gräfin Geschwitz - Countess Anna Geschwitz Daisy D'Ora ...Charlotte Marie Adelaide v. Zarnikow - braut Dr. Schöns - Dr. Schön's Bride (as Daisy d'Ora) Gustav Diessl ...Jack the Ripper (as Gustav Diesel) Michael von Newlinsky ...Marquis Casti-Piani (as Michael v. Newlinsky) Sig Arno ...Der inspizient - the instructor (as Siegfried Arno) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Nero-Film AG Distribution Companies: Süd-Film (1929) (Germany) (theatrical) Moviegraphs (1929) (USA) (theatrical) Producer: Heinz Landsmann Producer: Seymour Nebenzal Original Music by: Stuart Oderman & William P. Perry Cinematography by: Günther Krampf Film Editing by: Joseph Fleisler Art Direction by: Andrej Andrejew, Gottlieb Hesch & Ernö Metzner Costume Design by: Gottlieb Hesch Production Manager: Georg C. Horetsky Assistant Director: Marc Sorkin Assistant Director: Paul Falkenberg Graphic Designer: Marcel Tuszkay Runtime: 109 Minutes Released: December 1, 1929 (USA) |
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