Pandora's box
(DVD)

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Published
Irvington, NY : Chatsworth, CA : Criterion Collection ; Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2006].
Edition
[2-disc special ed.].
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (95 pages : ill. ; 19 cm)
Status
Natrona Co. Public Library - Audio Visual Collection
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Published
Irvington, NY : Chatsworth, CA : Criterion Collection ; Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2006].
Format
DVD
Edition
[2-disc special ed.].
Language
ger
UPC
715515020626

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Adapted from the plays "Erdgeist" and "Die Bueschse der Pandora" by Frank Wedekind.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1929.
General Note
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the definitive Munich Film Museum restoration; Four musical scores, each offering its own interpretation of the film; Audio commentary by film scholars Thomas Elsaesser and Mary Ann Doane; "Louise Brooks: looking for Lulu" (1998), a 60-minute documentary by Hugh Munro Neeley; "Lulu in Berlin" (1971), a rare, 48-minute interview with Louise Brooks by vaeritae documentarian Richard Leacock and Susan Steinberg Woll; New video interviews with Leacock, about Brooks, and Michael Pabst the director's son; Stills gallery; Book featuring Kenneth Tynan's 1979 essay "The girl in the black helmet, " an article by Louise Brooks on her relationship with Pabst, and a new essay by critic J. Hoberman.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Gunther Krampf ; art directors, Andrej Andrejew, Gottlieb Hesch.
Participants/Performers
Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Franz Lederer, Carl Goetz, Krafft-Raschig, Alice Roberts; Daisy d'Ora, Gustav Diessl.
Summary
Follows the downward spiral of the fiery, brash, yet innocent showgirl Lulu, whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on everyone with whom she comes in contact.
Reading Level
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., restored high-defintion transfer, dual-layer, DVD-9.
Language
German intertitles with accompanying musical scores; optional English subtitles.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pabst, G. W. 1., Brooks, L., Kortner, F., Lederer, F., Wedekind, F., & Wedekind, F. (2006). Pandora's box ([2-disc special ed.].). Criterion Collection ; Distributed by Image Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

G. W. 1885-1967. Pabst et al.. 2006. Pandora's Box. Criterion Collection ; Distributed by Image Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

G. W. 1885-1967. Pabst et al.. Pandora's Box Criterion Collection ; Distributed by Image Entertainment, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pabst, G. W. 1885-1967., et al. Pandora's Box [2-disc special ed.]., Criterion Collection ; Distributed by Image Entertainment, 2006.

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