More news: Beggars of Life with Louise Brooks in England and Italy

Beggars of Life (1928), the sensational William Wellman directed film starring Louise Brooks, will be shown twice in October.

The first screening takes place on Sunday, October 6th on the Bournemouth Pier in Bournemouth, England. The film will be accompanied by the Dodge Brothers musical group. Here are the details for what promises to be a fantastic event.

The Dodge Brothers play live at the Pier Theatre on Sunday October 6, preceded by a live performance to the classic silent movie, Beggars of Life; combined ticket + Fish and chip dinner only £20. More information at http://artsbournemouth.org.uk/events/the-dodge-brothers/

The Dodge Brothers are "renowned for playing the hell out of classic Americana." Described as ‘wonderful stuff’ by UK Radio 2 presenter Bob Harris, they play an exuberant hybrid of country blue, rockabilly, jugband and skiffle. With the fifth Dodge Brother Neil Brand, expert silent pianist and composer, the musicians bring the jug band/ skiffle style to accompany William Welman's classic film, starring the enigmatic, cross-dressing Louise Brooks. The Dodge Brothers are Mike Hammond, Mark Kermode, Aly Hirji and Alex Hammond.

5pm Film  £8 // 8pm Gig £10
Combined ticket film+gig+fish & chips £20 (Fish and chips to be served in Key West next to the Pier Theatre). To book:  The Dodge Brothers Live on the Pier

As was mentioned in an earlier blog, Beggars of Life will also be shown in Italy as part of the Pordenone Silent Film Festival. Beggars of Life will be shown as part of the Festival's "Canon Revisited" series on Sunday, October 6th at 8:30 pm. Günter Buchwald will provide live musical accompaniment.

Follow THIS LINK to read or download  the program/catalog for the festival. It contains three rather nice image of the actress, as well as an essay on the film by Kevin Brownlow. The Academy Award winning film historian's text, as well as the entire catalog, are in both Italian and English.

Pandora's Box with Louise Brooks screens in Barcelona

Pandora's Box, the sensational 1929 G.W. Pabst directed film starring Louise Brooks, will be shown three times in Barcelona, Spain as part of the "Cinema of the Weimar" series being screened throughout the month of October at the FilmoTeca de Cataluyna. The film will be shown on October 4th, October 6th, and October 9th. More information in Catalonian may be found at THIS LINK.

Die Büchse der Pandora / La capsa de Pandora
 

Cicle: El cinema de Weimar: somnis i malsons

"Die Büchse der Pandora" porta el subtítol "Variacions sobre el tema de la Lulu", ja que adaptava aquesta famosa obra literària de Frank Wedekind. El film va permetre a l’actriu americana Louise Brooks crear un prototipus de dona amoral i moderna que acaba devorada per les pròpies apetències sexuals, amb una gran càrrega eròtica i sensual, i perfectament vigent avui dia. Acompanyament musical a càrrec del mestre Josep Maria Baldomà.

Apta per a tots els públics 

Dv, 04/10/2013 - 18:30 h.

Sala Laya

Dg, 06/10/2013 - 21:15 h.

Sala Chomón

Dc, 09/10/2013 - 20:00 h.

Sala Chomón

Direcció: Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Interpretació: Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Franz Lederer, Carl Goetz, Alice Roberts, Krafft-Raschig

Producció: Alemanya

Any: 1928-1929

Idioma original: Muda, amb rètols en català

Versió: S/D

Durada: 141'

Format: 35 mm

 

Louise Brooks referenced in National Geographic

Louise Brooks scholar Tim Moore found this: "October’s National Geographic magazine – "Special 125th Anniversary Edition: The Power of Photography" – concludes with a color image of the couple who gave Louise Brooks the opportunity to leave Wichita for bigger and better things when she was 15. The caption implies she was a student of theirs in Los Angeles, but it was New York and New Hampshire." It's a beautiful image. 

Cool Pic of the Day: Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks, pictured here in the late 1920s

Beggars of Life to screen at 2013 Pordenone Silent Film Festival

Le Giornate del Cinema Muto has announced the line-up of films at this year's event, which will be held in Pordenone, Italy from October 5 through the 12th. Among the works to be screened is the 1928 William Wellman-directed film, Beggars of Life, starring Louise Brooks. It will be shown as part of the Festival's "Canon Revisited" series on Sunday, October 6th at 8:30 pm. Günter Buchwald will provide live musical accompaniment.

Time Lost Never Returns

Pictured here is an ink blotter from the late 1920s, featuring future writer Louise Brooks. I did a quick search on the Crown Optical Company from Toronto, Canada but did not find anything.

louise brooks - berlin berlin

The song "Berlin" by Gosta Berling was inspired by the life of Louise Brooks. Her story and iconic image have inspired many tributes - songs, books, plays and movies. The fascinating and frustrating saga of her life is captured in the biography Louise Brooks by Barry Paris - which the songwriter says they devoured while writing the words to this song. The images for this video were all scanned from the book Lulu Forever by Peter Cowie. This song is from the band's first EP, Everybody's Sweetheart (2007).