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Celebrate Silent Movie Day with the incomparable Louise Brooks in her most famous role in G.W. Pabst's classic tale of naiveté, lust, and violence. 95th anniversary screening.
A master of early German cinema, G.W. Pabst turns his careful directorial eye on Louise Brooks's character Lulu, a brash yet innocent showgirl whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on all in her orbit. Simultaneously lurid, controversial, daring, and stylish, the film's enduring legacy is thanks to Brooks, whose work in the film is a testament to her dazzling presence and staunch individuality as a "star" and an actress. [141 min; crime, drama, romance; English intertitles]
Silent Movie Day is an annual celebration of silent movies meant to champion their presentation and preservation while highlighting their vital, beautiful, and powerful part of film history. You can learn more about this national program at www.silentmovieday.org.
"Ultra-sophisticated silent cinema." — The New York Times
"With Pandora's Box you forget that it's black and white. You forget that the internet has yet to happen... You forget that more than two hours have gone by. You forget because it's completely modern... 100 per cent gripping and involving." — The Spectator
"G.W. Pabst's extraordinary, erotic and tragic adaptation/conflation of two Wedekind plays, Pandora's Box owes to the electrifying, photogenic and iconic presence of Louise Brooks." — Time Out
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