I have established the fact that Pandora's Box was shown is at least a few countries in Asia, including the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia), Japan, Korea and possibly China. When I say established I mean that I have found either a newspaper article or an advertisement stating that the film would be or had been shown at a specific theater on a specific date. A magazine story or captioned photograph in a newspaper is not enough to establish that a film was actually shown, just that it was written about. Sometimes, that has been the case. [For more on the reception of Pandora's Box in Asia, please check out this page on the LBS website.]
And so far, that's the case with China, as article or advertisements for actual screenings have yet to be located. Nevertheless, shown below is a page about Pandora's Box which appeared in a Chinese film magazine in 1930. It depicts the closing scenes of the film. Can anyone translate the text on the page? And / or tell me in general terms what it says?
If one didn't know otherwise, it is interesting to note that the imagery on this page suggests Pandora's Box is a film about moral failure or moral redemption. Which it is, in a way. Though that is not how the film is presented in most publications ion most other countries.
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