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Audience Member One third of Louise Brooks' European tragedy trilogy - a must see film with a must see ending. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I was lucky enough to be able to see the original silent version in Brisbane recently & is cited by many as the much superior version. A simple film that's full of charm & despite its linear story is well written & shot. The story of young French entering a beauty contest for fun & ends up winning. The tension of the film lies in her jealous boyfriend...filled to the brim with creativity & style this is a must see film...Louise Brooks is extraordinary in her last role. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member You've seen the themes before in different movies, the story of a girl who wins a beauty contest but her boyfriend doesn't like her being stared at by all those men. She marries him, but misses being a star. The actors are okay, and the story is interesting, but towards the end it feels long. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It's like a silent film, only with sound. In other words, it's a regular ol' movie! But a great one, in fact the best French talkie about beauty contests made before World War II. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This is probably the only time in her career Louise Brooks looked wholesome. Worth seeing for her, but there's really nothing to the film. The version I saw had the French dubbed in, but it was still shot like a silent film - interesting to see the way that transition happened. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Less interesting than the two great Brooks-Pabst collaborations, Pandora's Box and Diary of a Lost Girl, but worth seeing just because Brooks' career ended far too soon. The closing, with the image of the dead Brooks lying beneath a film projection of her singing and performing, is brilliant. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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