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Pandora's Box (1929)

★ 7.7Not Rated143 min

1929 German silent melodrama film directed by G. W. Pabst

Pandora's Box (German: Die Büchse der Pandora) is a 1929 German silent melodrama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, and starring Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, and Francis Lederer. The film follows Lulu, a seductive young woman whose uninhibited nature brings ruin to herself and those who love her. It is based on Frank Wedekind's plays Erdgeist ("Earth Spirit", 1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora ("Pandora's Box", 1904).

Dismissed by critics on its initial release, Pandora's Box was later rediscovered by film scholars as a classic of Weimar German cinema. This film was shot at Staaken Studios in Berlin.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Pandora's Box about?
Pandora's Box (1929) — Lulu is a beautiful young woman who can seemingly work her charms on all of the men around her. She is currently being kept by the rich editor Dr. Ludwig Schön. She is just a plaything however and he is engaged to be married to Charlotte, a woman of his own class. He arranges for
Is Pandora's Box based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Pandora's Box scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.