Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, opens Toronto Silent Film Festival

The Toronto Silent Film Festival has announced that it will screen the 1929 classic, Pandora's Box, as its opening film at its upcoming Festival, which is set to take place April 12-14, 2024. More information may be found HERE.

The event description reads "Today, Pandora’s Box is rightly celebrated as one of silent cinema’s greatest masterpieces. Brilliantly directed by G. W. Pabst, it's a dark, beautiful film filled with meticulous attention to details, fluid camera work, expressive lighting and, of course, the potent performance by Louise Brooks as Lulu. Lulu is a woman who is driven by her desires and in her wake she leaves a trail of destruction and even death. 

For many, this is the only performance by Louise Brooks that they've ever seen, and now, with the latest restoration, her beauty, power and presence makes it even more memorable. 

133 minutes / Live accompaniment by Marilyn Lerner."

This screening will be held at the 150 seat Revue Theater in Toronto, Canada. The Festival describes the event as a "Toronto Restoration Premiere-A TSFF exclusive screening." I've sent them an email for clarification as to the nature of this restoration. I will post-edit an update here when I hear back. 

A volunteer run not-for-profit, Toronto Silent Film Festival screens the Silent Film era's most compelling films and pairs them with talented silent film accompanists. Other films set to screened at this year's Toronto Silent Film Festival include The Mark of Zorro (1920), West of Zanzibar (1928), So This is Paris (1926), and Sherlock Jr. (1924). 

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