Perhaps one of the purest embodiments of the New Woman, Louise Brooks (1906-1985) was an American star who moved to Berlin in the 1920s to star in a number of films by Georg Wilhelm Pabst (1885-1967). Here's a fun tribute to her, with lots of stills.
In Pandora's Box (1929), based on shocking plays by Frank Wedekind, she plays Lulu, perhaps the greatest femme fatale ever!
The movie features one of cinema's first lesbians, the Countess Geschwitz, and includes a charming dance between the two.
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