A cinephilac blog about an actress, silent film, and the Jazz Age, with occasional posts
about related books, music, art, and history written by Thomas Gladysz. Visit the
Louise Brooks Society™ at www.pandorasbox.com
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Happy Holidays from the Louise Brooks Society #1
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Friday, December 23, 2016
The shocking edition of Diary of a Lost Girl
Yesterday, I received something very, very special in the mail - my recent order of
a scarce edition of Tagebuch einer Verlorenen / Diary of a Lost
Girl. Wow, what a score! It came from Germany, and is in beautiful condition, near fine. I have been hunting for this edition for some time now, ever since I worked on the Louise Brooks edition of Diary of a Lost Girl, which was published in 2010.
This illustrated edition of Margarete Bohme's book contains dozens of illustrations, some of them strangle, and some surprisingly risque.
If I am decoding his bookplate correctly, the owner bought the book in 1917. Also laid in were 4 scarce postcards from the 1918 film version of Tagebuch einer Verlorenen. Each of the postcards depict Erna Morena, who played Thymain (the role played by Louise Brooks in 1929); two postcards also depict Conrad Veidt, who starred in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Casablanca.
I had read that the book in its original German was far more suggestive than the English language translation. The owner, a close reader, discretely penciled in notes, like the cost of prostitutes (notice the amounts penciled next to each portrait below).
He also penciled a comment to the right of the last image: "Morbus gallicus," which translates as "The French disease," or syphilis. No wonder Walter Benjamin described this book as something like “a complete inventory of the sexual trade.”
This illustrated edition of Margarete Bohme's book contains dozens of illustrations, some of them strangle, and some surprisingly risque.
If I am decoding his bookplate correctly, the owner bought the book in 1917. Also laid in were 4 scarce postcards from the 1918 film version of Tagebuch einer Verlorenen. Each of the postcards depict Erna Morena, who played Thymain (the role played by Louise Brooks in 1929); two postcards also depict Conrad Veidt, who starred in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Casablanca.
I had read that the book in its original German was far more suggestive than the English language translation. The owner, a close reader, discretely penciled in notes, like the cost of prostitutes (notice the amounts penciled next to each portrait below).
He also penciled a comment to the right of the last image: "Morbus gallicus," which translates as "The French disease," or syphilis. No wonder Walter Benjamin described this book as something like “a complete inventory of the sexual trade.”
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Silent film stars celebrating the Holidays #1
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Announcing a Louise Brooks Documentary on Kickstarter
Documentary of a Lost Girl is a new, in-the-works documentary about Louise Brooks which has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to help it reach completion. According to its campaign page, "This film will uncover the life of Louise Brooks through interviews, traveling, archival resources and Brooks-style immersive research." It's the brainchild of Charlotte Siller, a dedicated Louise Brooks researcher and devotee. I had the chance to meet Charlotte last year when I visited Rochester, New York and was impressed by her enthusiasm.
I encourage everyone to find out more and to make a donation to this worthwhile cause. I already have . . . . Find out more HERE.
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Louise Brooks Society wishlist
In case you are wondering, or even worried, what you might give the Louise Brooks Society this holiday season, wonder or worry no more. The Louise Brooks Society has updated its wish list on amazon.com, and it can be found HERE. The list contains a handful of books, compact discs, and DVDs of interest to the LBS.
And what's more, RadioLulu also has a wish list made up of CDs and digital music which the LBS is interested in obtaining for possible inclusion on it's streaming music station. The RadioLulu wish list can be found HERE.
And what's more, RadioLulu also has a wish list made up of CDs and digital music which the LBS is interested in obtaining for possible inclusion on it's streaming music station. The RadioLulu wish list can be found HERE.
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Special offer: Give the gift of live cinema
Holiday Special: Member - $200/General - $220 (No service charge!)
Give the gift of live cinema with an
all-program PASS to the 22nd annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival, June
1–4, 2017. Believe you me, every silent film and Louise Brooks fan will want to be
there!
The 2017 festival passes are available at at big discount for a very limited time. Give the gift of live cinema to that film lover on your list. This offer is only good until December 31.
For a very limited time, you can buy a deeply discounted SFSFF 2017 PASS for that film lover on your list. Four glorious days of silent-era film set to live musical accompaniment! This offer is only good until December 31 at the stroke of midnight, so don’t delay.
“SFSFF is in a class by itself: a feast for lovers of classic film and live music that is as elaborate, ambitious, and masterfully mounted as any I’ve seen.” —Leonard Maltin
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Follow the Louise Brooks Society on Twitter
Do you follow the Louise Brooks Society on Twitter? If not, you should! The LBS ( @LB_Society ) has been on the popular social media platform since 2009 -- that's about 7 years! In fact, the LBS is followed
by more than 4,300+ interested individuals (including a few famous names).
And while you're at it, be sure and check out the LBS Twitter profile, and nearly 5,100 LBS tweets ... so far! There's always more to come.....
And while you're at it, be sure and check out the LBS Twitter profile, and nearly 5,100 LBS tweets ... so far! There's always more to come.....
@LB_Society
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
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