{"product_id":"pandoras-box-standard-edition-region-b-copy","title":"Pandora's Box (Standard Edition, Region B) USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a role intended at one point for Marlene Dietrich (\u003ci\u003eThe Blue Angel\u003c\/i\u003e), 22 year-old Louise Brooks (\u003ci\u003eDiary of a Lost Girl\u003c\/i\u003e), with her fragile beauty and iconic dark bob hairstyle, gives a performance decades ahead of its time that immortalised her as an icon. Largely condemned and censored upon its initial release for its daring treatment of sexuality and female desire, Brooks’ understated yet erotically charged performance endures as among the most modern of the silent era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdapted from a pair of plays by Frank Wedekind, \u003ci\u003ePandora’s Box\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of prostitute Lulu, a free spirit whose open sexuality breeds chaos in its wake. When Lulu’s latest lover, the newspaper editor Dr Ludwig Schon (Fritz Kortner, \u003ci\u003eThe Hands of Orlac\u003c\/i\u003e), announces plans to leave her to marry a more respectable woman, Lulu is devastated. Cast in a musical revue written by Schon’s son, Alwa (Francis Lederer, \u003ci\u003eThe Return of Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e), Lulu seduces Schon once more – only to have their tryst exposed, and Schon’s plans for a more socially acceptable marriage shattered. Left with no choice but to marry Lulu, Schon meets with tragedy on their wedding night. Lulu stands trial for the incident, facing years of imprisonment. With the aid of her former pimp (Carl Goetz, \u003ci\u003eTom Sawyer\u003c\/i\u003e), an infatuated lesbian countess (Alice Roberts, \u003ci\u003eThe Merry Widower\u003c\/i\u003e) and Alwa, she flees toward a fate of increasing squalor and peril, finally crossing paths one Christmas Eve with Jack the Ripper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReviled and bowdlerised at its debut,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePandora’s Box\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas since been recognised as one of the masterpieces of early German cinema. A sordid melodrama made with great style, it affirms G. W. Pabst as a daring and important director and Louise Brooks as one of cinema’s most exquisite and distinctive performers. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present Pabst’s masterpiece in a new restoration on Blu-ray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70545\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a definitive 2K digital restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrchestral Score by Peer Raben\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by critic Pamela Hutchinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Woman \u0026amp; The Jazz Age: The Dangerous Feminine in Pandora’s Box – Visual appreciation by author and critic Kat Ellinger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGodless Beasts – Video essay by David Cairns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLulu in Wonderland – Video essay by Fiona Watson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestoring Pandora’s Box – Interview with Martin Koerber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA collector’s booklet featuring an essay by film critic and historian Imogen Sara Smith, author of Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70504\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70506\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Orbit DVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46117257150508,"sku":"5060000705454U","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/pandoras-box-standard-edition-region-b-new-blu-ray.jpg?v=1785764356","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/pandoras-box-standard-edition-region-b-copy","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}