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Pandora's Box

1929, Movie, 2h 13min

One of the masters of early German cinema, G. W. Pabst had an innate talent for discovering actresses (including Greta Garbo). And perhaps none of his female stars shone brighter than Kansas native and onetime Ziegfeld girl Louise Brooks, whose legendary persona was defined by Pabst’s lurid, controversial melodrama PANDORA’S BOX. Sensationally modern, the film follows the downward spiral of the fiery, brash, yet innocent showgirl Lulu, whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on everyone she comes in contact with. Daring and stylish, PANDORA’S BOX is one of silent cinema’s great masterworks and a testament to Brooks’s dazzling individuality.

Country: Germany

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Michael von Newlinsky

Reviews

Kasper Løvborg

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This film features some beautiful shots and the subject matter was, I imagine, very daring for its time. The acting is very good as well, and so this tragic tale has instantly become one of my new favorite silent films (only surpassed by 'Das...

4 years ago

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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This nauseous twist of fate is the final torsion of satire and melodrama for someone who is the plaything of her own fatal glamour.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic David Parkinson

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Bold for its time, this restored, uncut version is a touch slow at some points, but its star glows throughout.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Caroline Golum

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Louise Brooks is as beguiling as ever in this BFI re-issue of GW Pabst’s silent era classic.

Read full review at Little White Lies

Critic Roger Ebert

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In not acting, in "doing nothing," Louise Brooks became one of the most modern and effective of actors, projecting a presence that could be startling.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

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Pandora's Box is a classic silent film that tells the story of Lulu, a young woman with an irresistible charm that leads men down a path of destruction. She is the mistress of a respected newspaper publisher, Dr. Ludwig Schön, but her allure extends to his son Alwa, a circus performer named Rodrigo Quast, and a seedy old man named Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all. The film features a powerful performance by Louise Brooks, who plays Lulu with a captivating blend of innocence and amorality. Directed by G.W. Pabst, Pandora's Box is a masterpiece of German Expressionist cinema that explores themes of sexuality, morality, and the destructive power of desire.

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