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The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.
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- 1 nomination
Francis Lederer
- Alwa Schön
- (as Franz Lederer)
Gustav Diessl
- Jack the Ripper
- (as Gustav Diesel)
Michael von Newlinsky
- Marquis Casti-Piani
- (as Michael v. Newlinsky)
Sig Arno
- Der inspizient - the Stage Manager
- (as Siegfried Arno)
Karl Etlinger
- Verteidiger
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDespite being replaced by Louise Brooks at the last minute for the role of Lulu in Pandora's Box (1929), Marlene Dietrich managed to snag another coveted role. Her removal from "Pandora's Box" freed her up to play one of her most iconic roles, Lola Lola in Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel (1930).
- GoofsWhile the actual identity of Jack The Ripper may never be known he would've most likely been at least sixty years old if he were still alive in 1929.
The actor playing him is clearly in his early thirties.
- Quotes
Dr. Ludwig Schön: I'm getting married!
Lulu: You won't kiss me just because you're getting married?
- Alternate versionsA 133-minute version, distributed by Janus Films from Film Museum München, was broadcast in America on the IFC channel in 2006. It has an unidentified orchestral score, including a 2-minute overture at the start, and it listed the credits in German, some of which were translated into English. With German inter-titles and English subtitles. This version was released on a British Region 2 DVD).
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (1994)
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Describing a film like PANDORA'S BOX is difficult. As a sterling example of German Expressionism you know it's not a piece of fluff. It's complex, deep, and not for the sitcom and Star Trek crowds. You have to lose yourself in it, and that is to lose yourself in Louise Brooks as PANDORA'S BOX is her movie. Not to diminish the genius of G.W. Pabst but it is Brooks that dominates this movie like so few actors can do. Without Brooks this movie could not exist.
Whew. And what's it about you may ask? It's a morality play made and set in the Berlin of 1928. While I watched the film I could not shake the knowledge of the cataclysm that was to be unleashed on Germany in five short years. In a way Pabst knew it too. (I was particularly weirded by the prominent display of a menorah in one of the Berlin apartment sets.)
I recommend that everyone that loves movies should at some point find the video store in their neighborhood that stocks old movies, rent PANDORA'S BOX, and experience it for themselves.
Whew. And what's it about you may ask? It's a morality play made and set in the Berlin of 1928. While I watched the film I could not shake the knowledge of the cataclysm that was to be unleashed on Germany in five short years. In a way Pabst knew it too. (I was particularly weirded by the prominent display of a menorah in one of the Berlin apartment sets.)
I recommend that everyone that loves movies should at some point find the video store in their neighborhood that stocks old movies, rent PANDORA'S BOX, and experience it for themselves.
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- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- La caja de Pandora
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $53,485
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,950
- Jun 18, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $62,971
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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