Pandoras Box (DVD, 2006)

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G.W. Pabst's Pandora's Box serves as a filmic window into the decadent Weimar Republic because of its tauntingly beautiful star, Louise Brooks. Set in Berlin, 1928, Pandora's Box is about Lulu, an aspiring star whose patron, Dr. Schön (Fritz Kortner), finds loyalty to his fiancé impossible because of Lulu's unsurpassed charm.

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This classic silent German film tells of Lulu, a sensual chorus girl whose uncontainable sexual power literally destroys every man with whom she has an affair, until she encounters one of history's most notorious killers - Jack the Ripper. Considered particularly shocking at the time of its release because of the suggestion of a lesbian attraction between Lulu and a Countess. Brooks is at her sultry finest.

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UPC0715515020626
eBay Product ID (ePID)55385863

Product Key Features

ActorLouise Brooks
RatingNR
Movie/TV TitlePandora's Box
DirectorG.W. Pabst
FormatDVD
Release Year2006
GenreForeign Language
Sub-GenreGerman

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureGermany
Signal StandardDvd
Leading RoleLouise Brooks
Release Date20061121
Film CountryGermany

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