Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box

  • Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writer: Frank Wedekind,Ladislaus Vajda,Joseph Fleisler
  • Countries of origin: Germany
  • Language: None, German
  • Release date: February 22, 1930
  • Sound mix: Silent
  • Aspect ratio: 1.33 : 1
  • Also known as: La caja de Pandora
  • "Die Büchse der Pandora" is a crime film directed by G.W. Pabst, starring Louise Brooks and Fritz Kortner.
    The film tells the story of the beautiful and mysterious Lulu, who steps into the abyss step by step and finally becomes the ghost of Jack the Ripper.

    Details

    • Release date February 22, 1930
    • Filming locations Nero-Film Studio, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies Nero-Film AG

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $53,485

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $9,950

    Gross worldwide

    $62,686

    Movie reviews

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    • By Katlyn 2022-11-23 04:50:06

      Pandora's Box

      The film describes the life of socialite Lulu. From the perspective, she is not portrayed as a femme fatale, and it is not appropriate to describe her as Pandora. It can only be said that the men around her have released "desire" because of their beauty, charm, and debauchery. The Pandora's Box, possession, deception, use, extortion, etc., she is like a starting medium, and these evils are not intended, and from her unfortunate childhood spent in bars, longing for love and love. The mutual use...

    • By Daija 2022-10-31 08:56:05

      Week 4

      By the definition of British novelist Elinor Glyn, “the possessor of 'it' must be absolutely un-self conscious, and must have that magnetic 'sex appeal' which is irresistible”. Louise Brooks absolutely fits all the standard of being an It girl at the 30s. In Georg Wilhelm Pabst's film, Pandora's Box, Louise Brooks acts a frivolous woman gets messed up in a bunch of dramatic events. Somehow I feel like the character Lulu is the product of the patriarchal society. By the progression of the...

    • By Kaya 2022-10-26 17:06:37

      Only Louise Brooks! Only Lulu!

      No Garbo, no Dietrich, only Louis Brooks! ——Henri Langlois, the leader of French experimental cinema. When Louise Brooks, on the blurred black and white screen, casually ruffled her jet-black hair, pursed her lips and swayed frivolously with a smile, I suddenly understood Pulp Fiction. Middle Uma Thurman's bob haircut that once captivated me turned out to be nothing more than a clumsy and deliberate imitation. That helmet-like shiny hair, gleaming porcelain face, and eyes that do not feel...

    • By Wiley 2022-10-19 03:04:21

      The originator of witches and men take it all (PД`q.)

      1 Newlywed riot, court riot, gambling ship riot, the originator of the witch, the center of the whirlpool. Even that Jack did not submit to her subjectively. 2 exposed large pieces of meat, Heidi Rama first and second, pure and innocent. I'm more indifferent to the cold Mary Dietrich. 3 The Countess, the female companion, is absolutely in love with Lulu! Too bad the ending turned out to be crazy. I had to listen to Lulu's words and commit myself to the erotic man and stab the erotic man, right?...

    • By Linwood 2022-09-27 13:20:56

      Pandora, the embodiment of all women

      In this film directed by Pabst, Lulu, played by Brooks, represents all our human fantasy about women. She is kind, she is evil, she is sexy, she is innocent, sometimes she is like a bird, sometimes a man is like a plaything, Louise Brooks is the embodiment of all women, at least in this movie.
              Supporting Actors in the Movies:
              Schigolch is a complicated old man. You can call him Lulu's father, but you can also call him a "pimp". Calling him "Father" is because Lulu used...

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    • By Bonnie 2023-09-27 23:56:06

      The bright appearance on the outside only brings out the barrenness in the heart, pinning his life on others, but taking advantage of and trampling on the love of others. I don't think LuLu is a witch, she's just a poor bastard. Almost a century has passed, and such sexy stunners with bucket waists at the airport have disappeared from the big screen, which is really an aesthetic...

    • By Dorian 2023-09-08 03:57:45

      Louise Brooks' big eyes and BOBO head, it's a symbol of an...

    • By Alisa 2023-08-31 04:11:49

      she died on christmas...

    • By Fay 2023-08-07 11:27:17

      A silly woman with a spontaneity, a group of mercenary bystanders who tend to follow the trend, make people feel that the world is cold and fate is tricking. It can be seen from the film that the European civilization in 1929 was already very advanced, and the photography technology was a bit backward, but people were dressed very decently, and their lives were very particular. At that time, the feudal dynasty in China had just...

    • By Reagan 2023-07-15 23:52:15

      It happened to be in time for the remastered Gayeon, and it was so enjoyable to watch, that Brooks was so beautiful that she couldn't help but want to kiss her! Next at HK Film Archive is Hu Jinquan Murnau Billy Wilder...

    Movie plot

    Lulu (Louise Brooks Louise Brooks) is a prostitute, and her lover, Mr. Sean, is in his fifties and has a child, Alva. Mr. Sean wants to marry a doctor's daughter. Lulu is unwilling and forces Mr. Sean to marry her. Mr. Shien had no choice but to marry her. At the wedding, Mr. Sean again discovers Lulu's intimacy with her pimp, Scousie, and pulls out a pistol. Shane is shot dead during an altercation with Lulu. The court found Lulu...
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    Movie quotes

    • Rodrigo Quast: Where is Lulu?

    • Dr. Ludwig Schön: I'm getting married!

      Lulu: You won't kiss me just because you're getting married?

    • Schigolch: One does what one can...