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Actors: Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Pandora's Box |
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At the start of the film, Lulu meets with her lover, Schon, a wealthy publisher. He's upset about having to end their affair, as he's about to marry a respectable woman. Lulu soon goes to work for Schon's son, the producer of a musical show, who is also infatuated with her. Soon Schon, with his fiancee and son in tow, makes the mistake of paying a backstage visit to Lulu. When she refuses to dance with Schon's fiancee present, Schon tries to shake Lulu to her senses, which sexually arouses him and they make love. His fiancee discovers them in flagrante delicto and calls off their engagement. Schon decides to marry Lulu instead, despite her questionable background. Even at their wedding, however, Lulu exhibits lascivious behavior, leading to tragic results.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Pandora's Box |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- An "It".
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- lesbians!
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
Is this movie based on a
- play
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