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In Reply to: Pabst's "Diary of a Lost Girl." posted by tinear on March 1, 2007 at 05:22:08:
I have the recent Criterion DVD release of the restored Pandora's Box and KINO's Diary of a Lost Girl, restored and released on DVD several years back, that includes previously unseen censored footage. To fairly assess your criticism I'll watch Diary again later today, but one should keep in mind that Germany in the 1920's was in a state of both moral and economic decline and the debauchery/decadence of a brothel may have been perceived more as an escape than as a prison for many young women in less than favorable economic circumstances. One should always try to view classic films in their proper historical context as well as a reflection of the quality of acting and direction.AuPh
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as such, but I'm quite familiar with German modern history including painting, music, literature, and architecture.
Venereal disease, heavy drug and alcohol use, physical abuse, these are staples of any brothel, whether in Germany or Leningrad.
I purposefully left off the happy denouement, though it was almost as unbelievable as the earlier part.
Really, that school for girls was supposed to make a girl wish to escape to the streets? All we saw was some tough exercising and poor food. Perhaps the censors clipped worse parts but still it's hard to believe the same director made this and, especially, after he'd made PD.
Perhaps Pabst, and Lulu, wished for a happier vehicle after the overwhelmingly dark and tragic PD.
Did I mention how wonderful her performance was, anyway?
That apothecary was memorably nasty, too.
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