Pandora's Box1929
Pandora's Box (1929)
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Cast
as Lulu
as Dr. Schon
as Alwa Schon
as Schigolch (Papa Bromnier)
as Alwa Schoen
as Countess Geschweitz
as Schigolch
as Rodrigo Quast
as Jack the Ripper
as Schigolch (Papa Bromnier)
as Marie de Zarnika
as Rodrigo Quasi
as Marquis Casti-Piani
as Stage Manager
as Instructor
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Critic Reviews for Pandora's Box
All Critics (36) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)
Louise Brooks, especially imported for the title role, does not pan out, due to no fault of hers. She is quite unsuited to the vamp type which was called for by the play from which the picture was made.
One of the classic films of the German silent era.
Brooks overwhelms the lens with her magnetic eyes.
If you've never seen Brooks -- or Pandora's Box -- you've missed one of the most extraordinary personalities and films of the silent movie era.
The movie remains one of the most insightful depictions of the elemental incongruity between man's nature and woman's.
2006 is the centennial of actress Louise Brooks, and to honor it, her greatest film, Pandora's Box, is being released in a new 35-mm print in New York's Film Forum before being taken around the country.
Audience Reviews for Pandora's Box
The original melodrama. Louise Brooks is sooo sexy.
Super Reviewer
Brooks plays a girl who plays around with men, she doesn't want to be thought of as a prostitute or anything though, she never goes with guys she doesn't like. She marries an older man, but he believes he has ruined his reputation by doing so, so he decides they must die together. She doesn't think that's a good idea, but he ends up killing himself anyway, and she is blamed for his murder. She goes on the run with the guy's son, and they gamble away all their money. I wanted to write my own summary of this movie because the one on Flixster tells you about Jack the Ripper as if he played an important part throughout the film, but really we only see him in the end, which I don't want to give away. I didn't like this movie much because the story was pretty confusing most of the time, I think mainly because there aren't enough title cards (the written dialogue shown). Also, I thought the ending was stupid. I did like the movie for Brooks' acting and the interesting characters, so it's not a bad movie. Overall, it's okay.
Super Reviewer
it's hard to imagine the audience reaction to this when it premiered 80 (!) years ago. with frank sexual themes, lesbianism, prostitution and murder they couldn't have gone much further without lulu appearing stark naked. louise brooks looks amazing and gives a remarkable performance. lulu's not a bad girl really; she just wants to be loved. i liked the piano score too; very evocative
Super Reviewer
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