{"product_id":"pandoras-box-by-pamela-hutchinson","title":"Pandora's Box - By Pamela Hutchinson","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA study of G.W. Pabst's 1929 silent classic Pandora's Box in the BFI Film Classics series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eG.W. Pabst's 1929 silent classic Pandora's Box (Die B chse der Pandora), stars Hollywood icon Louise Brooks as the enigmatic heroine whose erotic charms lead to disaster for the men drawn into her web. Despite failing commercially upon release, it has evolved into a cult film long after it should have been forgotten. Pandora's Box captivates audiences with its libidinous, violent story, and its mysterious heroine whose motivations, as well as whose guilt or innocence, are difficult to determine. It is a sophisticated adaptation of Frank Wedekind's Lulu plays, and indisputably Louise Brooks' finest performance on film.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn her compelling study, Pamela Hutchinson traces Pandora's production history and the many contexts of its creation and afterlife, revisiting and challenging many assumptions made about the film, its lead character and its star. Analysing the film act by act, she explores the conflicted relationship between Brooks and the director G.W. Pabst, the film's historical contexts in Weimar Berlin, and its changing fortunes since its release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBook Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCategory: Film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 188 x 135mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f61111;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: Remaindered books or remainders are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"Pamela Hutchinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40428119359530,"sku":"9781838719760","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/1000pxx1000px-2022-10-20T110926.231.jpg?v=1666225260","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/pandoras-box-by-pamela-hutchinson","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}