Prix de beauté (Miss Europe)

A contradiction lies at the heart of Augusto Genina's Prix de beauté . Filmed as a silent in 1922 but dubbed in French for talkie release in 1930 (see the dvd extras for instructions to theaters on managing the volume),... ... Full Article

Prix de Beauté has an excellent pedigree-the story is by René Clair, the adaptation by G.W. Pabst, and its star is the iconic Louise Brooks-but you'd hardly know it from its incredibly wobbly presentation. ... Full Article