What is the common English title of the 1929 German film directed by G. W. Pabst?

The common English title of G. W. Pabst’s 1929 German film is Pandora’s Box.

The film is known in German as Die Büchse der Pandora. It is a silent drama centered on Lulu, played by Louise Brooks, and directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. The English title refers to Frank Wedekind’s play Pandora’s Box, one of the two dramas used as source material.

Although the title comes from the ancient myth, the film is not a literal adaptation of Pandora’s story. Lulu is a modern theatrical and cinematic character, and the film explores sexuality, social power, jealousy, violence, and the consequences of desire. The title works as a metaphor for the trouble surrounding her.

Earth Spirit is the other Wedekind play incorporated into the film, but it is not the film’s usual English title. The Blue Angel and Metropolis are also famous German films from the same broad era, yet they are unrelated productions with different directors and stories.