As I mentioned recently, I have recently been refurbishing the Louise Brooks Society's YouTube channel (as well as its Vimeo channel). In doing so, I have come across a bunch of interesting videos. In fact, I have come across some many worth bookmarking that I have organized a bunch of thematic playlists on YouTube which I would like everyone to browse. And please don't forget to like and subscribe. Two playlists I think everyone will like are "Louise Brooks - Documentaries and related material" as well as "Silent Film Era." There are 16 others to explore.
Here are a few other individual videos that I want to call to everyone's attention. I likes 'em.
"Buster and Louise" is a student film from 2009 by Jessica Polaniecki, who now works in the animation field. She once created and animated the Krampus puppet for a Christmas episode of Anthony Bourdain's show No Reservations. I wonder if she knew Bourdain was a fan of Louise Brooks? BTW, Jessica has done a lot of cool work. Check out her webpage HERE. ["Buster and Louise" can be found in the "Odds n Ends" playlist, along with 11 other videos of related interest.]
In this video short from FilmStruck, Alicia Malone discusses G.W. Pabst's storied career across his multitude of silent & talkie masterpieces - including the two films he made with Louise Brooks. ["Director G. W. Pabst" can be found in the "Director G. W. Pabst" playlist, along with 10 other videos of related interest.]
Including this little gem, "Pabst Plays Pabst" from Filmarchiv Austria in which the grandson of G.W. Pabst, Daniel Pabst, is seen accompanying various films by his illustrious grandfather. ["Pabst Plays Pabst" can be found in the "Louise Brooks - Musical Accompaniment to Films" playlist, along with 19 other videos of related interest.]
"Lulu - The Song" is one of the earlier musical tributes to Louise Brooks. Jen Anderson is an Australian composer, and this lovely song, which is part of a Pandora's Box soundtrack, dates from 1993. In 2006, I had the pleasure to meet Jen Anderson when she performed her soundtrack to the 1919 Australian silent film, The Sentimental Bloke, at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, California. ["Lulu - The Song" can be found in the "Louise Brooks - Homage to Lulu (musical)" playlist, along with 26 other videos of related interest.]
Frank Wedekind is famous as the author of the Lulu plays, as well as Spring Awakening. But did you know he had a sister who sang opera and made a handful of recordings? Her name was Erika; according to her Wikipedia page, she was one of the "first female coloratura sopranos in Germany and
an outstanding representative of her field. She gave more than a
thousand performances in Germany, Prague, Moscow, St. Petersburg,
Budapest, Stockholm, Paris and London before becoming an internationally
sought-after singing teacher between 1914 and 1930. From 1930 she lived
in seclusion in Switzerland, where she died in Zurich in 1944 at the
age of 75. Because she was so successful, she was able to help support Frank Wedekind, who often struggled in his career. ["Erika Wedekind sings Mignon Styrienne 1908" can be found in the "Frank Wedekind / Lulu" playlist, along with 25 other videos of related interest.]
Another video on that same playlist is the Silent Theater adaption of Lulu: a black and white silent play, starring Kyla Webb as Lulu. I am so glad to have found this video, as I was fortunate to see this very performance at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco in 2006. And, I had the chance to meet Kyla. Lulu: a black and white silent play is well worth checking out - but remember, this unusual adaption is a stage play without dialogue, like silent film.
When you can, check out the Louise Brooks Society's YouTube channel. And don't forget to like and subscribe.
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