Die Büchse der Pandora (1929)

Die Büchse der Pandora: Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. With Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz. The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.

“Tightly paced, well-directed tale of Lulu (Brooks), a tramp with a heart of gold — sort of. Brooks is a job to watch, and sheu0026#39;s supported by a good cast.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot realist in style, very cinematic, editing is a key in telling the story and the use of film is amazingly efficient. I found myself wondering towards the end of the film if I had seen any title cards at all — there were so few and the action and emotion were so well conveyed by the directing.”