Lulu (1962 film)
Lulu (also released in the UK as No Orchids for Lulu) is a 1962 Austrian crime drama film written and directed by Rolf Thiele. The film is an adaptation of Frank Wedekind's Lulu plays—Earth Spirit (Erdgeist, 1895) and Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora, 1904)—and stars Nadja Tiller (as Lulu), O. E. Hasse, and Hildegard Knef.
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| Directed by | Rolf Thiele |
| Screenplay by | Rolf Thiele |
| Based on | The Lulu plays by Frank Wedekind |
| Produced by | Otto Dürer |
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| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Edited by | Eleonore Kunze |
| Music by | Karl de Groof |
Production company | Vienna Film |
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Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
Sadoul's Dictionary of Films describes Thiele's work as "[a] heavy-handed, almost absurd version" of Wedekind's plays.[1] But Robert von Dassanowsky credits Lulu as one of the "few notable [Austrian] dramas during the early 1960s".[2]
Plot
The story of a sexually enticing young dancer who rises up in society through her relationships with wealthy men, but later falls into poverty and prostitution, culminating in an encounter with Jack 'the Ripper'.
Cast
- Nadja Tiller as Lulu
- O. E. Hasse as Dr. Schön
- Hildegard Knef as Countess Geschwitz
- Mario Adorf as Rodrigo
- Charles Regnier as Jack the Ripper
- Rudolf Forster as Schigolch
- Leon Askin as Dr. Goll
- Sieghardt Rupp as Maler Schwarz
- Claus Höring as Alva Schön
- Re-recording Mixer Luther Greene
References
- Sadoul, Georges (1972) [1965]. Dictionary of Films. Translated, edited and updated by Peter Morris. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 46. ISBN 0-520-01864-8.
- Dassanowsky, Robert von (November 2006). "Austria's 1960s Film Trauma: Notes on a Cinematic Phoenix". Undercurrents. FIPRESCI (3).
External links
- No Orchids for Lulu at IMDb
- Lulu at AllMovie
