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Before the Tale Unfurls: Amid the sienna-soaked shelves of her father’s vast vault of volumes, Louise Brooks, a maiden with mocha-misted eyes, unearthed an enigmatic tome. Within its azure-archived pages, she encountered an entity as enigmatic as the evening’s navy nebulae – a capricious creature named Schopenhauer, garbed in granite-gray. Together, they embarked on an…
“Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” This quote, attributed to Mark Twain, highlights the importance of being able to spot a fool and navigate their antics. In today’s digital age, it can be challenging to differentiate between a fool and a wise person, especially when it comes…
Please be advised that the following article contains major spoilers for the films Lolita (1997), Exotica (1994), and The Lover (1992). If you haven’t yet watched these movies and wish to avoid spoilers, you may want to return to this piece after viewing. The narrative trajectory of the anti-heroine, emerging from a whirlpool of chaos…
Eyes Wide Shut: The Dream Story of Alice The film’s leitmotif is domesticity, sexual disturbance, and dreams, all conveyed in an enigmatic manner. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) is Stanley Kubrick‘s final film, the director’s final outing before his death at the end of the 20th Century. The picture begins with the distinctive surroundings and vividness…
Kenneth Tynan was born in 1927 and became a prominent theater critic in the 20th century. The 1920s were the peak of Louise Brooks‘ career as a silent film actress. It was in the late 1970s, while doing research for his essay The Girl in the Black Helmet, that he first saw Brooks, initiating a…
For film lovers, the name Louise Brooks commands a position of high esteem. The silent film actress was a breathtakingly talented woman who achieved impressive acclaim in dance and literature. Charlotte Brontë, a towering literary figure, created nothing less than art when she introduced Jane Eyre to the world. Here, we examine what these two…
When talking about the world’s greatest dancers, the names of Ruth St. Denis, Martha Graham, and Isadora Duncan come to mind. These women took the dance floor by storm and in the halls of memory, have performed some of the most exquisite dances the world has ever seen. Here’s what dance enthusiasts should know about…
Anyone looking to delve into the thoughts of the legendary actress Louise Brooks can find some delightful insights into the similarities between Lulu in Hollywood, Alice in Wonderland, and Through the Looking Glass. The big connection between the two is that Lulu’s Hollywood is a version of Alice’s Wonderland, seeing that all of the good…
For those of us who seek to explore the history of film looking for patterns, we have to go deep into cinematographic history. We must go all the way back to the silver screen and leave no stone unturned. We can discover some form of commonality between the five distinct films. As we shall discover,…
The legendary, yet tragically overlooked silver-screen actress, Louise Brooks was mostly admired for her hauntingly graceful beauty. For those looking to find a deeper appreciation for this woman of remarkable talents, there is certainly more than meets the eye. Louise Brooks was much greater than her mere physical appearance alone. It is her intellectual talents…