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Louise Brooks

Film exploring the life of one of the most celebrated icons of early cinema. Louise Brooks talks about her days in Paris and Berlin and the harsh retribution exacted by Hollywood.

American film actress Louise Brooks has become one of the most celebrated icons of early cinema. Her performance as unrepentant pleasure-seeker Lulu in GW Pabst's Pandora's Box made her a legend, and Brooks's own life had more than a touch of Lulu's reckless abandon about it.

In this episode of Arena, first transmitted not long after her death in 1985, Brooks talks candidly about her greatest days in Paris and Berlin and the harsh retribution that was exacted by Hollywood. Featuring clips from her varied screen performances.

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55 minutes

Last on

Thu 7 Dec 2023 22:50

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Role Contributor
Producer Nigel Finch
Producer Anthony Wall
Editor Mark Day
Director Richard Leacock
Director Charles Chabot

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