Pandora’s Box (Die Büchse der Pandora)

New Digital Restoration
Pandora’s Box (Die Büchse der Pandora)
Directed by G. W. Pabst

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“G. W. Pabst’s extraordinary, erotic and tragic adaptation, Pandora’s Box, owes to the electrifying, photogenic and iconic presence of Louise Brooks”—Wally Hammond, Time Out

One of the masters of early German cinema, G. W. Pabst had an innate talent for discovering actresses (including Greta Garbo). 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 she encounters.

Daring and stylish, Pandora’s Box is one of silent cinema’s great masterworks and a testament to Brooks’ dazzling individuality. 1929, Germany, DCP, with English intertitles, 141 minutes. Recommended for 16+.

Restored from the best surviving 35mm elements at Haghefilm Conservation under the supervision of the Deutsche Kinemathek with the cooperation of George Eastman Museum, the Cinémathèque Française, Cineteca di Bologna, Národní filmový archiv, and Gosfilmofond.