Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

'Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu' is one instalment in an ongoing series of documentaries by Hugh Munro Neely, each spotlighting an actress of the early film era. (Full disclosure: I've had some professional dealings with Hugh Neely, and I consider... Full review

"We are all shipwrecked; but the best of us learn." Brooks quotes a favorite author of hers during a 1976 interview. "The people who think they have things most under control in their lives, end up suffering the most." This... Full review

"Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu" is an exceptionally well-crafted and emotionally moving documentary. It is one of the best film documentaries I have ever seen. Barry Paris (author of the definitive biography of the actress) has written a masterful, sympathetic... Full review

The movie tell the life of one of the most beautiful actress of all the times. With an exotic appearance, that mixed sensuality and innocence, she marked the decade of 1920 with herb short hairdo and the small mouth. The... Full review

Pabsts atmosphere of perpetual dread finds death and sex inextricably linked, but its hard to feel too depressed about this melodramatic tragedy when we get the privilege of watching Brooks tremendous (non)acting for two hours. Criterion, too, appreciates Brooks contributions to this classic, for once devoting more supplemental material to a performer than a filmmaker. ... Full Review

Think of Louise Brooks as the first Goth actress. A star of the silent era, she was mysterious and enigmatic, sporting an iconic, cropped black haircut in an era of long, frizzy tresses and flowing blonde waves. ... Full Article

The popularity of Louise Brooks, the now iconic silent film star, seems to be on the rise. A series of her films screened in May at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles reportedly drew capacity crowds. ... Full Article