Pandora's Box (1929) | |
| Director(s) | Georg Wilhelm Pabst |
| Producer(s) | Heinz Landsmann, Seymour Nebenzal (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Romance, Silent Films |
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Pandora's Box Overview:
Pandora's Box (1929) was a Silent Films - Crime Film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst and produced by Seymour Nebenzal and Heinz Landsmann.
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Order in the Court Blogathon: Pandora's Box:The Guilty Face in the Mirror
By FlickChick on Jun 9, 2016 From A Person in the DarkThis is my entry in the Order in the Court Blogathon hosted by the criminally wonderful Lesley at Second Sight Cinema and Theresa at Cinemaven's ESSAYS from the Couch. Click HERE for more posts. It's so much fun, it feels like it should be illegal! Pandora's Box Guilty or innocent? Usually... Read full article
The Style Essentials--Louise Brooks Opens the PANDORA'S BOX of German Expressionism
on Mar 26, 2013 From GlamAmorMention the words German Expressionism and you just might put a panic into even the most ardent of classic cinema fans. It's that seemingly scary combination--it's foreign and it's silent. But honestly...when you take the time to watch one, none of that matters. German Expressionism of the 1920s i... Read full article
Silent Film: Pandora's Box(1929).
By Dawn on Jan 8, 2011 From Noir and Chick FlicksPandora's Box (1929). German silent melodrama film based loosely on Frank Wedekind's plays Erdgeist Earth Spirit (1895) and Die B?chse der Pandora (1904). Directed by Austrian filmmaker Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Cast: Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, and Francis Lederer. Story of a young woman's uninhibited... Read full article
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Quotes from
Lulu: Smoking is forbidden here.
Alwa Schön: It's strange how you can get booze on credit but not bread.
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Facts about
Georg Wilhelm Pabst initially incurred a lot of wrath when he cast American Louise Brooks in the role of Lulu, a part which was considered to be quintessentially German. Ultimately Brooks' performance silenced her critics.
For the scene in which Lulu picks up and seduces Jack, Georg Wilhelm Pabst selected one of Louise Brooks's own suits - her favorite - for Lulu's costume and soiled, scuffed and rent it. Brooks claimed that, without spoken direction, Pabst thus established the desired effect of making her feel worn, cheap, and desperate, as the character of Lulu was intended to be portrayed.
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