Which 1929 German film, directed by G. W. Pabst, features Louise Brooks as Lulu?

Pandora’s Box is the 1929 German film directed by G. W. Pabst that features Louise Brooks as Lulu.

The film is based primarily on Frank Wedekind’s plays Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box. Brooks plays Lulu, a charismatic and destructive figure whose relationships drive the drama. The role became the defining screen performance of her career and helped establish the film’s lasting reputation in silent cinema.

Pabst’s film is not a literal retelling of the ancient Greek myth. Its title invokes Pandora as a cultural metaphor for dangerous desire, consequences, and social transgression. The movie is a silent-era work, though modern restorations are commonly presented with musical accompaniment.

It should not be confused with Fritz Lang’s 1927 science-fiction film Metropolis or F. W. Murnau’s 1922 horror film Nosferatu. Both are German silent classics, but neither stars Brooks as Lulu.