Nov 20th
Pandora's Box**
(Ger 1929)
A seductress lures men to their doom but meets her ultimate demise at the hands of Jack the Ripper.
One of the most iconic of 1920s films, a ponderous but stylish sexual German melodrama benefiting greatly from the "outside" presence of its American star, whose look became a fashion style.
Written by: G.W. Pabst, Ladislaus Vajdu, based on the "Lulu" plays by Frank Wedekind.
Producer: Seymour Nebenzal.
Director: G.W. Pabst.
Starring: Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz, Alice Roberts, Daisy D'ora, Gustav Diessl (as Jack the Ripper).
Photography: Gunther Krampf.
+ Marlene Dietrich was considered for the role of Lulu, but only after Brooks was initially unavailable for release from her Hollywood contract with Paramount
Pandora's Box**
(Ger 1929)
A seductress lures men to their doom but meets her ultimate demise at the hands of Jack the Ripper.
One of the most iconic of 1920s films, a ponderous but stylish sexual German melodrama benefiting greatly from the "outside" presence of its American star, whose look became a fashion style.
Written by: G.W. Pabst, Ladislaus Vajdu, based on the "Lulu" plays by Frank Wedekind.
Producer: Seymour Nebenzal.
Director: G.W. Pabst.
Starring: Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz, Alice Roberts, Daisy D'ora, Gustav Diessl (as Jack the Ripper).
Photography: Gunther Krampf.
+ Marlene Dietrich was considered for the role of Lulu, but only after Brooks was initially unavailable for release from her Hollywood contract with Paramount
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