Pandora's Box (1929)
Criterion Collection, 2 DVDs Englisch · DVD

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One of the masters of early German cinema, G. W. Pabst seemed to have an innate talent for discovering actresses. 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 around her. Daring and stylish, Pandora’s Box is one of silent cinema’s great masterworks and a testament to Brooks’s dazzling individuality.

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 with whom she comes in contact. Daring and stylish Pandora`s Box is one of silent cinema`s great masterworks and a testament to Brooks` dazzling individuality.

Special Features:
- "Lulu in Berlin" (48 minutes) a rare 1971 interview with Brooks
- Audio commentary by film scholars Thomas Elsaesser and Mary Ann Doane
- "Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu" a 1998 documentary New restored high-definition digital transfer
- Four different musical scoresA new video interview with documentarian Richard LeacockA new interview with G. W. Pabst`s son MichaelNew and improved English subtitle translationKenneth Tynan s famous essay
- "The Girl in the Black Helmet"New essay by film critic J. Hoberman
- A chapter from Louise Brooks` memoir discussing her relationship with Pabst