The final collaboration, following PANDORA'S BOX, between G.W. Pabst and Louise Brooks, the American silent film star whose look defined the Jazz Age, DIARY OF A LOST GIRL is a similarly lurid tale of a young woman's life. Brooks stars as Thymiane, a young girl life whose life collapses when she is raped and made pregnant by .. Read more
| Starring | Louise Brooks, Fritz Rasp, Edith Meinhard |
|---|---|
| Director | Georg W. Pabst |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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The final collaboration, following PANDORA'S BOX, between G.W. Pabst and Louise Brooks, the American silent film star whose look defined the Jazz Age, DIARY OF A LOST GIRL is a similarly lurid tale of a young woman's life. Brooks stars as Thymiane, a young girl life whose life collapses when she is raped and made pregnant by her father's young assistant. After a reform school escape she ends up in a brothel, which, ironically, leads her to a salvation of sorts. Silent film with piano and jazz ensemble score.
| Starring | Louise Brooks, Fritz Rasp, Edith Meinhard |
|---|---|
| Director | Georg W. Pabst |
| Studio | EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 46 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: German |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 May 2007 Production year: 1929 |
| Format | DVD |
An elegant narrative of moral musical chairs, Pabst's last silent film not only plays on who holds what kind of... read more on Time Out
Excellent movie. Almost as good as Pandora;s Box.
A reasonable film but not the classic I was led to believe so a bit disappointing. The film did cover some subject matter (rape, prostitution) that I was surprised to see screened at this point in the century.