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Old film you should watch: Pandora's Box (dir. G.W Pabst, 1929 - TRAILER (m.youtube.com)

submitted 7 months ago by livus@kbin.social to c/movies@kbin.social

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If you thought silent film was boring think again. There's something incredibly modern about Louise Brooks in this rollercoaster of sex and drama. The great Austrian director George W Pabst made this in Weimar Germany, recruiting Brooks from the US for her breakout role.

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[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This one goes out to @FfaerieOxide - a properly "old" old film!

[–] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Gay.

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Yes! That too! It has a lot going for it.

[–] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Pabst and Louise Brooks worked together on another film based on Tagebuch einer Verlorenen released 226 days after this one if you're interested.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've only seen that once, a long time ago. I remember it as really depressing; is that accurate?

[–] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

I remember it as really depressing; is that accurate?

You're have to ask someone (besides yourself) who's seen the film. I haven't even read the book in english.

Since it's about a woman who witnesses a suicide, is raped, gets forced into a life of sexwork, and eventual husband offs himself, yeah "depressing" sounds about right. 🤔