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United Film Enterprises
Directed by: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
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.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Musical Score Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Musical Score Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Resolution:
480i/59.94
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Alternate Score, Documentary, Interview, Gallery, Booklet, Audio Commentary
- Audio commentary by film scholars Thomas Elsaesser and Mary Ann Doane
- Four musical scores, each offering its own interpretation of the film
- 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 vérité documentarian Richard Leacock and Susan Steinberg Woll
- New video interviews with Richard Leacock, about Brooks, and Michael Pabst, the director’s son
- Stills gallery
- A 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
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Producer: Issa Clubb
Artwork: Michael Boland
Release Notes on Restoration
Pandora's Box
Pandora’s Box is presented here in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer was created from a 35mm composite print provided by The Munich Film Museum/G.W. Pabst Collection. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The Gillian Anderson score is presented in both Dolby 5.1 surround and stereo mixes. Please select the mix that corresponds to your audio system. The Dimitar Pentchev, Peer Raben, and Stéphen Oliva scores are presented in Dolby 2.0 stereo.
The Gillian Anderson score is presented in both Dolby 5.1 surround and stereo mixes. Please select the mix that corresponds to your audio system. The Dimitar Pentchev, Peer Raben, and Stéphen Oliva scores are presented in Dolby 2.0 stereo.