Pandora's Box(Die Büchse der Pandora)
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Germany · 1929
Rated PG-13 · 2h 11m
Director G.W. Pabst
Starring Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz
Genre Drama, Romance, Crime
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Based on the Greek myth of Pandora, this German Expressionist film follows Lulu, a seductive, enticing, and thoughtless young woman, who finds herself in one unfortunate situation after another. Ultimately, her misfortune and recklessness will lead her and those who surround her to tragedy and disaster.
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