Margarete BöhmeBesprekingen

Narra le tristi esperienze di vita di una ragazza che, sedotta da un amico del padre, rimane incinta e viene rinchiusa in una casa di correzione. Fuggita dal riformatorio dovrà affrontare ancora numerose disavventure, fra le quali l'esperienza del bordello, prima di ricostruirsi una vita. Un'opera densa di erotismo torbido e violento, spesso venato di sadismo, che mette in luce lo straordinario e originalissimo talento del regista. (fonte: Coming soon)

A young rape victim is sent away by her family.

Brooks is charming of course, but there really isn't anything else worthwhile in the entire movie. And it's about as much fun as you might expect from a movie about rape.

Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: F

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 1.9/4½

The 1929 Louise Brooks film, Diary of a Lost Girl, is based on a controversial book first published in Germany in 1905. Though little known today, it was a literary sensation at the beginning of the 20th century. It has been out-of-print in the United States for more than a century, and is now hard-to-find.

Was it – as many believed – the real-life diary of a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution? Or a sensational and clever fake, one of the first novels of its kind? This contested book – a work of literary sophistication and unusual historical significance – inspired a sequel, a play, a parody, a score of imitators, and two silent films. Today, vintage copies are sought after by fans of Louise Brooks, who played the title character Thymian, in the acclaimed G.W. Pabst film.

This new edition of the original English language translation brings this important book back into print in the United States after more than 100 years. It includes an introduction by Thomas Gladysz detailing the book's remarkable history and relationship to the 1929 silent film. This special "Louise Brooks Edition" also includes rare images and vintage illustrations.