What is the title of the 1929 German film starring Louise Brooks as Lulu?

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The 1929 German film starring Louise Brooks as Lulu is Pandora’s Box.

Pandora’s Box is a German silent drama directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Louise Brooks plays Lulu, a charismatic and destructive figure whose relationships lead the story through scandal, violence, and tragedy. The film was adapted from Frank Wedekind’s Lulu plays, Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box.

The movie is not a direct screen retelling of Hesiod’s Greek myth. Its title invokes the mythic idea of a woman whose presence unleashes catastrophe, but the plot comes from Wedekind’s modern theatrical drama. The film later became especially celebrated for Brooks’s performance and distinctive bobbed hairstyle.

Although the film was released in 1929, its reputation grew strongly through later revival screenings and film criticism. It is now regarded as a major work of German silent cinema and one of the defining films associated with Louise Brooks.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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