G.W. Pabst's silent German classic is intact, restored and looking great. Louise Brooks is the virginal innocent betrayed on every level of the sexual double standard. Brooks is nothing less than amazing, with a performance that doesn't date, and Pabst only has to show how things are to make a statement about societal hypocrisy. German cinema doesn't get better. Diary of a Lost Girl Blu-ray Kino Lorber Classics 1929 / B&W / 1:33 flat / 112 min. / Tagebuch einer Verlorenen / Street Date October 20, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Louise Brooks, Fritz Rasp, Valeska Gert, Franziska Kinz, Edith Meinhard, Andrews Engelmann, Kurt Gerron, Siegfried Arno, Sybille Schmitz, André Roanne. Cinematography Sepp Allgeier, Fritz Arno Wagner Art Directors Erno Metzner and Emil Hasler Original Music Javier Perez de Azpeitia (Piano) Written by Rudolf Leonhardt from the novel by Margarethe Böhme Produced by Directed by G.W. Pabst
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
The universally revered Louise Brooks...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
The universally revered Louise Brooks...
- 10/6/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
A modern cinema with an old fashioned ethic – and it really is a barn
• Cine-files: The Royal Cinema, Faversham
• Cine-files: The Phoenix Cinema, Dingle
• This week's Cine-files is from Simon Roger Key who writes for Devon & Cornwall Film. Follow on Twitter here.
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Location
The Barn Cinema is located within the idyllic grounds of the Dartington Hall Estate, near Totnes. The 14th century estate is picturesque all year round but nevermore so than now, what with the autumn leaves falling. For those who enjoy a pre or post-film tipple, the estate's gastropub, The White Hart, is ideally situated just two minutes from the Barn.
Dartington is on the local bus route. or it's a 25 minute walk from Totnes train station. However, having your own transportation makes...
• Cine-files: The Royal Cinema, Faversham
• Cine-files: The Phoenix Cinema, Dingle
• This week's Cine-files is from Simon Roger Key who writes for Devon & Cornwall Film. Follow on Twitter here.
If there's a cinema you'd like to tell Guardian readers about for a future Cine-files, in the first instance email adam.boult@guardian.co.uk.
Location
The Barn Cinema is located within the idyllic grounds of the Dartington Hall Estate, near Totnes. The 14th century estate is picturesque all year round but nevermore so than now, what with the autumn leaves falling. For those who enjoy a pre or post-film tipple, the estate's gastropub, The White Hart, is ideally situated just two minutes from the Barn.
Dartington is on the local bus route. or it's a 25 minute walk from Totnes train station. However, having your own transportation makes...
- 12/3/2013
- by Guardian readers
- The Guardian - Film News
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