Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998)
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86% of users liked it
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While Louise Brooks had a relatively brief career as a Hollywood actress, her striking beauty (complete with distinctive "helmet" hair style) and stunning performances in two films by G. W. Pabst (Pandora's Box and Diary Of A Lost Girl) made her a cult object whose legend continued to… More While Louise Brooks had a relatively brief career as a Hollywood actress, her striking beauty (complete with distinctive "helmet" hair style) and stunning performances in two films by G. W. Pabst (Pandora's Box and Diary Of A Lost Girl) made her a cult object whose legend continued to shine long after she retired to a reclusive life devoted to writing. Louise Brooks: Looking For Lulu is a documentary about her life and career, which includes rare film clips, historic photographs and a previously unreleased interview with Brooks which was filmed in 1976. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hugh Munro Neely
- Genres
- Documentary, Television, Musical & Performing Arts
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1998 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 3, 1999
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a good film for those who want to acquaint themselves with an unusual Hollywood figure.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
only an hour long, and well worth your time
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Cast
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Shirley MacLaine
as Narrator
- Dana Delany
- Francis Lederer
- Roddy McDowall