Detroit, MI: Pandora's Box
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be shown at the historic Detroit Film Theatre, which is located in the
Detroit Institute of the Arts in downtown Detroit. The film will be
screened December 8, 9, 10.
>From the D.I.A. website: "A cause for celebration is this newly
restored print of the classic that New York Times critic A.O. Scott
recently called "a tour-de-force of cinematic eroticism." The
legendary Louise Brooks stars as Lulu, the singular "earthly being"
who, though endowed with irresistible animal beauty, lacks all moral
sense. While devoid of outright malevolence, Lulu, in her pursuit of
pleasure, does evil unconsciously, bringing men-and women-to their
knees. In the course of the film, Scott writes, Lulu is "a music hall
performer and a rich man's bride, a murderess and a victim, a fugitive
from justice and an object of desire. The mercurial nature of the
sexual appetite is explored in set pieces that are at once frenzied and
meticulously controlled. Brooks's performance has rarely, if ever, been
matched on screen." (110 min.) Fri. & Sat. at 7:00, Sun. at 4:00"
Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society
(www.pandorasbox.com), will introduce the film. Gladysz will also speak
about the actress, her centenary, and her connections to the Detroit
area. For more info or tickets see
http://www.dia.org/dft/item.asp?webitemid=868
Additional information on the history of the the 1927 theater can be
found at http://www.dia.org/dft/history.asp