Which 1929 German film, directed by G. W. Pabst, is titled Pandora’s Box?

G. W. Pabst directed the 1929 German film Pandora’s Box.

The silent film stars Louise Brooks as Lulu, a charismatic woman whose relationships and choices lead to tragedy. It was adapted from Frank Wedekind’s plays Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box, rather than being a direct retelling of the ancient Greek myth. The title uses the mythological image as a symbol for destructive desire and consequences.

Pandora’s Box was initially controversial and received mixed reactions, but it later became one of the best-known films associated with Pabst and Brooks. Brooks’s bobbed hairstyle and performance helped make Lulu an enduring figure in film history.

The film is often confused with other major German silent movies, especially Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu. Those films are also landmarks of German cinema, but neither is titled Pandora’s Box.