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22 February 1930 (Japan) morePlot:
The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Downbeat But Engrossing, Sordid Yet Artistic moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Louise Brooks | ... | Lulu | |
| Fritz Kortner | ... | Dr. Ludwig Schön | |
| Francis Lederer | ... | Alwa Schön (as Franz Lederer) | |
| Carl Goetz | ... | Schigolch | |
| Krafft-Raschig | ... | Rodrigo Quast | |
| Alice Roberts | ... | Gräfin Geschwitz - Countess Anna Geschwitz | |
| Daisy D'Ora | ... | Charlotte Marie Adelaide v. Zarnikow - braut Dr. Schöns - Dr. Schön's Bride (as Daisy d'Ora) | |
| Gustav Diessl | ... | Jack the Ripper (as Gustav Diesel) | |
| Michael von Newlinsky | ... | Marquis Casti-Piani (as Michael v. Newlinsky) | |
| Sig Arno | ... | Der inspizient - the instructor (as Siegfried Arno) |
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Germany:133 min (restored version) | USA:109 min | Belgium:152 min (Copy with French titles at Brussels Musée du Cinéma) | 131 min (original version) (21.4 fps) | 110 min (VHS version)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Germany:(Banned) (1933-1945) | Portugal:17 (original release) | Portugal:(Banned) (1936-1945) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1929) | UK:A (1929) | UK:PG (1993) | Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Finland:(Banned) (1929) | Sweden:(Banned)Filming Locations:
Nero-Film Studio, Berlin, GermanyFun Stuff
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This feature has quite an unusual feel to it - generally downbeat, but engrossing, and filled with sordid characters and settings, yet somehow artistic. Moreover, it's not downbeat or sordid in the pretentious, empty way that characterizes so many recent movies. Rather, despite portraying its characters in a largely unfavorable light, it neither exploits them nor glorifies them. These persons are shown simply to be what they are, and while there is a certain inevitability about many of the things that befall them, there is a thoughtfulness as well. You would not want to be like, or perhaps even meet, most of these characters, and yet you want to wish them better luck.
Louise Brooks gets most of the attention (both in the movie itself and from those who discuss it). The "Pandora's Box" image for her character is appropriate, in that Lulu is never ill-intentioned nor malicious, and yet she often puts the other characters in difficult situations, just by being who she is and acting naturally. All of the other significant characters are defined largely in terms of their responses to her and relationships with her, and all of the characters (including Lulu) have very evident faults and make some very preventable blunders. The result is an unusual and very interesting movie. Director G.W. Pabst deserves the credit most of all for creating the atmosphere, putting everything together, and making it work so well.