Pandora's Box (The Criterion Collection)

Reseña del editor One of the masters of early German cinema, G.W. Pabst had an innate talent for discovering actresses (including Greta Garbo). And perhaps none of his female stars shone brighter than Kansas native and onetime Ziegfeld girl Louise Brooks, whose legendary persona was defined by Pabst’s lurid, controversial melodrama Pandora’s Box. Sensationally modern, the film follows the downward spiral of the fiery, brash, yet innocent showgirl Lulu, whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on everyone she comes in contact with. Daring and stylish, Pandora’s Box is one of silent cinema’s great masterworks, and a testament to Brooks’s dazzling individuality. Tienda 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. Brooks, encompassing the very essence of sexual allure and mystery, is iconically linked to her character, Lulu, the dancer-turned-streetwalker who captivates all men in her path with her elusive beauty. 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. Schön's son, Alwa, also falls in love with Lulu until a series of tragic incidents render them destitute in London, where Lulu resorts to prostitution and, in a final devastating scene, picks up her final john, Jack the Ripper. In the silent film era, Brooks's expressive face and graceful movements enabled her to epitomize a Roaring Twenties' version of feminism: innocence underpinned by sexual innuendo. Key scenes in Pandora's Box, such as when Lulu thrills at Dr. Schön's fiancé discovering he and Lulu embraced, or when Lulu's gleaming eyes mimic Jack the Ripper's polished knife blade, are radically risqué examples of all-time seductive cinematic moments. The Criterion Collection's beautifully packaged release of Pandora's Box features a thorough booklet of essays and photos, as well as a biographical documentary about Brooks and an interview with Pabst's son, Michael. After languishing in obscurity for many years preceding her death in the '80s, Louise Brooks will now forever be remembered as Lulu, Hollywood's finest vixen. --Trinie Dalton

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7,5 x 5,5 x 0,5 pulgadas; 3,2 Onzas Director : Georg Wilhelm Pabst Formato multimedia : NTSC, Blanco y negro, Formatos múltiples, Dolby, Subtitulado, Mudo Tiempo de ejecución : 2 horas y 13 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Noviembre 28, 2006 Actores : Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz, Krafft-Raschig Subtítulos: : Inglés Idioma : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1) Estudio : The Criterion Collection ASIN : B000HT3QBO Número de discos : 2 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº104,181 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº1,319 en Películas Extranjeras (Películas y TV) nº1,412 en Musicales (Películas y TV) nº17,657 en DVDs de Drama Opiniones de clientes: 4.3 4.3 de 5 estrellas 78 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7,5 x 5,5 x 0,5 pulgadas; 3,2 Onzas Director : Georg Wilhelm Pabst Formato multimedia : NTSC, Blanco y negro, Formatos múltiples, Dolby, Subtitulado, Mudo Tiempo de ejecución : 2 horas y 13 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Noviembre 28, 2006 Actores : Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz, Krafft-Raschig Subtítulos: : Inglés Idioma : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1) Estudio : The Criterion Collection ASIN : B000HT3QBO Número de discos : 2