{"product_id":"pandora-s-box-die-buchse-der-pandora-masters-of-cinema-standard-edition-blu-ray","title":"PANDORA’S BOX [Die Büchse der Pandora] (Masters of Cinema) Standard Edition - Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a role intended at one point for Marlene Dietrich (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Blue Angel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), 22 year-old \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLouise Brooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDiary of a Lost Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), with her fragile beauty and iconic dark bob hairstyle, gives a performance decades ahead of its time that immortalised her as an icon. Largely condemned and censored upon its initial release for its daring treatment of sexuality and female desire, Brooks’ understated yet erotically charged performance endures as among the most modern of the silent era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdapted from a pair of plays by Frank Wedekind, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePandora’s Box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the story of sex worker Lulu, a free spirit whose open sexuality breeds chaos in its wake. When Lulu’s latest lover, the newspaper editor Dr Ludwig Schon (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFritz Kortner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hands of Orlac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), announces plans to leave her to marry a more respectable woman, Lulu is devastated. Cast in a musical revue written by Schon’s son, Alwa (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrancis Lederer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Return of Dracula\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Lulu seduces Schon once more – only to have their tryst exposed, and Schon’s plans for a more socially acceptable marriage shattered. Left with no choice but to marry Lulu, Schon meets with tragedy on their wedding night. Lulu stands trial for the incident, facing years of imprisonment. With the aid of her former pimp (Carl Goetz, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTom Sawyer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), an infatuated lesbian countess (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAlice Roberts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Merry Widower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and Alwa, she flees toward a fate of increasing squalor and peril, finally crossing paths one Christmas Eve with Jack the Ripper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviled and bowdlerised at its debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePandora’s Box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has since been recognised as one of the masterpieces of early German cinema. A sordid melodrama made with great style, it affirms \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eG. W. Pabst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a daring and important director and Louise Brooks as one of cinema’s most exquisite and distinctive performers. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMasters of Cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series is proud to present Pabst’s masterpiece in a new restoration on Blu-ray.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBLU-RAY FEATURES:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a definitive 2K digital restoration | Optional English subtitles | Orchestral Score by Peer Raben | Audio commentary by critic Pamela Hutchinson | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New Woman \u0026amp; The Jazz Age: The Dangerous Feminine in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePandora’s Box – Visual appreciation by author and critic Kat Ellinger | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGodless Beasts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Video essay by David Cairns | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLulu in Wonderland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Video essay by Fiona Watson | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRestoring Pandora’s Box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Interview with Martin Koerber | PLUS: A 28-page collector’s booklet featuring an essay by film critic and historian Imogen Sara Smith, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLouise Brooks is the poster girl for a generation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eone of the great masterpieces of the silent era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThere is something hypnotically unbridled about Brooks' performance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt's lightning in a bottle - remarkable, and endlessly fascinating.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintensely erotic silent-era classic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480006742190,"sku":"EKA70545","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/pandoras_box_Lime_Light_Front_BD.png?v=1750676505","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/pandora-s-box-die-buchse-der-pandora-masters-of-cinema-standard-edition-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}