{"id":32254,"date":"2023-03-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=32254"},"modified":"2023-03-19T10:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T14:08:58","slug":"pandoras-box-1929-starring-louise-brooks-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=32254","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Pandora&#8217;s Box&#8221; (1929) starring Louise Brooks \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z031923zview_pandorasbox.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Pandora&#8217;s Box<\/strong><\/em> (1929)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Director:\u00a0 <strong>Georg Wilhelm Pabst<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Writer:\u00a0 <strong>G.W. Pabst, Ladislaus Vajda <\/strong>based on <em>Die B\u00fcchse der Pandora<\/em> (<em>&#8220;Pandora&#8217;s Box&#8221;<\/em>) and <em>Erdgeist<\/em> (<em>&#8220;Earth Spirit&#8221;<\/em>) by<strong> Frank Wedekind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars: <strong>Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz, Gustav Diessl\u00a0 <\/strong>and <strong>Michael von Newlinsky<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline:\u00a0 None.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lulu (Brooks) is a beautiful woman who uses her charms to get whatever she wants.\u00a0 Lulu is currently the mistress of Dr. Ludwig Sch\u00f6n (Kortner).\u00a0 When Sch\u00f6n announces he is going to marry a woman of his same social class, Lulu&#8217;s actions set in motion a tragic series of events that will lead to multiple murders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\">Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lulu is Louise Brooks most famous role.\u00a0 The part almost went to Marlene Dietrich.\u00a0 Brooks was the director&#8217;s first choice, but didn&#8217;t think he could get her.\u00a0 Dietrich was in Pabst&#8217;s office to sign the contract when word came that Brooks was available.\u00a0 Years later Dietrich was understandably miffed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is easy to see why Louis Brooks created such a sensation in this role.\u00a0 The camera loves her.\u00a0 She projected both innocence and sexuality.\u00a0 Sadly, Brooks would only make 9 more films and she hit hard times in later years.\u00a0 When <em>Pandora&#8217;s Box<\/em> was rediscovered in the late 70s, Brooks was redisovered as well.<\/p>\n<p>Fritz Kortner reminds me so much of Kelsey Grammer in this film.<\/p>\n<p>SPOILER WARNING:<\/p>\n<p>+<br \/>\n+<br \/>\n+<\/p>\n<p>The ending with Jack the Ripper was a surprising and bold move.<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font); font-size: inherit;\"><strong>Pandora&#8217;s Box (1929) <\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font); font-size: inherit;\">earns 4 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z031923zview_pandorasbox2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pandora&#8217;s Box (1929) Director:\u00a0 Georg Wilhelm Pabst Writer:\u00a0 G.W. 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