On Sunday November 12th, world renown film critic and biographer Peter
Cowie, author of the just published "Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever," will
give a talk as part of "Celebrating Louise Brooks: An Evening of Rare
Films" at the Balboa Theater (3630 Balboa Street) in San Francisco.
Rare Louise Brooks films, special guests, door prizes, Louise Brooks
give-aways and more will round out the program, which starts at 7:30. A
book signing will follow.
With her distinctive haircut and classically drawn features, Louise
Brooks is, without question, one of the great icons of world cinema.
Her role as Lulu in "Pandora's Box" has gained her film immortality.
This month, the world celebrates her centennial with the publication of
Peter Cowie's much-anticipated new book, "Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever,"
an insightful and lavishly illustrated portrait of the actress and the
legend.
Peter Cowie is a world famous film historian and the author of some
thirty books including "The Cinema of Orson Welles," "John Ford and the
American West," and "Revolution!: The Explosion Of World Cinema In The
Sixties," as well as acclaimed biographies of Ingmar Bergman and
Francis Ford Coppola. Cowie will be joining us from his home in
Switzerland.
This special event, co-sponsored by The Booksmith ( www.booksmith.com)
and the Louise Brooks Society ( www.pandorasbox.com), will take place
at the historic Balboa Theater (3630 Balboa) in San Francisco. Tickets
are $8.50 and can be purchased in advance on www.BrownPaperTickets.com
BUY YOUR TICKETS SOON, AS THIS SPECIAL EVENT IS EXPECTED TO SELL OUT.