Ahhhh, winter in Central Texas: bright sunshine, 30 degrees in the morning, 55 degrees in the afternoon. No snow, no ice, no high winds, just bee-yootiful weather. Makes me want to fire up the chiminea and eat Mexican food.....
We rented Die Buchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box), the 1928 German silent version starring Louise Brooks, directed by G.W. Pabst. I'd been wanting to see it for some time and Criterion Films has just released a 2DVD set of the remastered film:
"This classic silent German film tells of Lulu, a sensual chorus girl whose uncontainable sexual power literally destroys every man with whom she has an affair, until she encounters one of history's most notorious killers - Jack the Ripper. Considered particularly shocking at the time of its release because of the suggestion of a lesbian attraction between Lulu and a Countess. Brooks is at her sultry finest."
The remastering is amazing. The images are sharp and memorable, and Louise Brooks is, of course, staggering in her role as Lulu. If you've never seen a silent film, this is an excellent first choice. This was her first film in Germany after fleeing Hollywood and it made her an international star and an icon.
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Looks like the title says "Pandora's Bush".
Either way, I'm interested.
That was the crux of the matter, I'm sure.....LOL
can i rent silent films at any local video shop or is there a place online that i can rent from???
If you have a Netflix account, you can get them from there, but I doubt seriously if you could find one to rent in Greenville. Maybe a Charlie Chaplin.....
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