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Pandora's box = Die Büchse der Pandora Cover Image DVD DVD

Pandora's box = Die Büchse der Pandora / produced by Heinz Landsmann ; written by Ladislaus Vajda ; directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst.

Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967 (film director.). Vajda, Ladislaus, 1877-1933 (screenwriter.). Landsmann, Heinz, 1886-1950 (film producer.). Brooks, Louise, 1906-1985 (actor.). Kortner, Fritz, (actor.). Lederer, Francis, 1899-2000 (actor.). Goetz, Carl, 1862-1932 (actor.). Krafft-Raschig, (actor.). Roberts, Alice, 1906-1985 (actor.). D'Ora, Daisy, 1913-2010 (actor.). Diessl, Gustav, 1899-1948 (actor.). Newlinsky, Michael von, 1891-1964 (actor.). Arno, Sig, 1895-1975 (actor.). Hoberman, J., (writer of accompanying material.). Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Erdgeist. (Added Author). Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Büchse der Pandora. (Added Author). Nero-Film A.G. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Franz Lederer, Carl Goetz, Krafft-Raschig, Alice Roberts, Daisy d'Ora, Gustav Diessl, Michael v. Newlinsky, Siegfried Arno. (Cast).

Summary:

"Follows the downward spiral of the fiery, brash, yet innocent showgirl Lulu, whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on everyone around her."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (141 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Two-DVD special edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1929.
Adapted from the plays "Erdgeist" and "Die Bueschse der Pandora" by Frank Wedekind.
Full screen 1.33:1.
Essay by critic J. Hoberman and notes on the scores included in container.
Features: four musical scores, by Gillian Anderson, Dimitar Pentchev, Peer Raben, and Stéphan Oliva; audio commentary by film scholars Thomas Elsaesser and Mary Ann Doane; Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998), a documentary by Hugh Munro Neely; Lulu in Berlin (1971), a rare interview with actor Louise Brooks, by Richard Leacock and Susan Steinberg Woll; interviews with Leacock and Michael Pabst, director G. W. Pabst's son.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Günther Krampf; art directors, Andrejew & Hesch (Andrej Andrejew, Gottlieb Hesch); composers, Gillian Anderson (orchestral score), Dimitar Pentchev (cabaret score), Peer Raben (modern orchestral score), Stéphan Oliva (piano improvisation).
Participant or Performer Note:
Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Franz Lederer, Carl Goetz, Krafft-Raschig, Alice Roberts, Daisy d'Ora, Gustav Diessl, Michael v. Newlinsky, Siegfried Arno.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Silent film with German intertitles and musical accompaniment; optional English subtitles.
Source of Description Note:
Title from container.

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