Yep, shame about the main male casts to start off with. 'I'm the boss so I'm the male lead.' Casting couch etc. a bit sickening to see 50yr old fat boys kissing a teenager. yuk. LULU. XX
In how many movies did Louise Brooks FAINT, or pass out, only to be carried off to a couch or bed, where she is made love to by some lecherous man? It seems to me that happened at least half a dozen times, maybe more.
The reason so many people are mesmerized by her is simple. If you've ever watched a good amount of silent films and then watched Pandora's Box, it will stun you how much she stands out from every other actor or actress. She was the first true natural actor and you can't take your eye off her. She also seems to be playing herself onscreen. She has the same allure to the viewer as does on the men (and women) in her movies.
Well an interview is a self absorbed thing. It's someone asking questions about yourself. As someone who's gone through what she has, going hrough thick crowds and fans to abrupt nothing she deserves a little time to go on about such things. Do you know what that's like? Going from stardom to total solitude gives one time to think about the past. The longer in isolation the more detailed one could go into it. She is considerably self absorbed, but it's b/c no one else cares about her.
I never heard that she had abortions. I thought she referred to herself as "barren brooks" which I took for infertility. I really don't understand all of the mystique about her. Granted, she was a very beautiful actresss in her prime, but her pride amd lack of professionalism hurt her career in my view. She was an independent spirit but, it is sad that the molestation she suffered as a child affected her later in life. She also sold herself as high-class prostitute.Rest in peace, Louise Brooks.
@markjpope She probably did have abortions, but never talked about them. I guess that was a subject that was off-limits, which seems strange, since Brooks always freely admitted that she was quite promiscuous. She also didn't like anyone to ask questions about or comment on her alcoholism. Her poor brother Theo made the mistake of saying something about her "falling off the wagon" and she got so irrationally pissed off that she cut him out of her life and never wrote him again.
@jun7per Yes, she was very self-absorbed. She was like a child, really; all she cared about was having a good time. Supposedly all her problems, according to her, stemmed from being molested as a child by a man she called "Mr. Flowers" or "Mr. Feathers."
omg, i cannot believe she thought she was ugly compared to Constance Talmadge, she was pretty, but Louise brooks is simply stunning. One of the most beautiful women ever to be filmed.
Thanks for sharing this. :)
djs1952 4 months ago
It was a unique time and place! And her history was unique. Please respect her individuality, artistry, humanity and struggle.
kamilla1960 1 year ago
She is such a natural. I can see why people are fasinated with her.
mikehhome 1 year ago
Isabella Rossellini definitely tried to look like her!!!
koln1996 1 year ago 2
Yep, shame about the main male casts to start off with. 'I'm the boss so I'm the male lead.' Casting couch etc. a bit sickening to see 50yr old fat boys kissing a teenager. yuk. LULU. XX
bonkersd0g 1 year ago 2
In how many movies did Louise Brooks FAINT, or pass out, only to be carried off to a couch or bed, where she is made love to by some lecherous man? It seems to me that happened at least half a dozen times, maybe more.
cynthiacher 1 year ago
The reason so many people are mesmerized by her is simple. If you've ever watched a good amount of silent films and then watched Pandora's Box, it will stun you how much she stands out from every other actor or actress. She was the first true natural actor and you can't take your eye off her. She also seems to be playing herself onscreen. She has the same allure to the viewer as does on the men (and women) in her movies.
CaliArtVideo 2 years ago 4
Well an interview is a self absorbed thing. It's someone asking questions about yourself. As someone who's gone through what she has, going hrough thick crowds and fans to abrupt nothing she deserves a little time to go on about such things. Do you know what that's like? Going from stardom to total solitude gives one time to think about the past. The longer in isolation the more detailed one could go into it. She is considerably self absorbed, but it's b/c no one else cares about her.
HoneyBunny6271 2 years ago 5
Through a cocktail of drugs, drink, several abortions and nervous breakdowns She hasd a very short lived career.
In this interview she seems very self absorbed.
jun7per 2 years ago
I never heard that she had abortions. I thought she referred to herself as "barren brooks" which I took for infertility. I really don't understand all of the mystique about her. Granted, she was a very beautiful actresss in her prime, but her pride amd lack of professionalism hurt her career in my view. She was an independent spirit but, it is sad that the molestation she suffered as a child affected her later in life. She also sold herself as high-class prostitute.Rest in peace, Louise Brooks.
markjpope 2 years ago
@markjpope She probably did have abortions, but never talked about them. I guess that was a subject that was off-limits, which seems strange, since Brooks always freely admitted that she was quite promiscuous. She also didn't like anyone to ask questions about or comment on her alcoholism. Her poor brother Theo made the mistake of saying something about her "falling off the wagon" and she got so irrationally pissed off that she cut him out of her life and never wrote him again.
cynthiacher 2 months ago
@jun7per Yes, she was very self-absorbed. She was like a child, really; all she cared about was having a good time. Supposedly all her problems, according to her, stemmed from being molested as a child by a man she called "Mr. Flowers" or "Mr. Feathers."
cynthiacher 2 months ago
omg, i cannot believe she thought she was ugly compared to Constance Talmadge, she was pretty, but Louise brooks is simply stunning. One of the most beautiful women ever to be filmed.
spursbackpacker 2 years ago 13
Mortal beauty; "from Vogue to vague"! Skin deep.
JudgeJulieLit 2 years ago 4
Without doubt!!
spursbackpacker 2 years ago 2
@spursbackpacker Oh my God i looked up a picture of Constance talmadge and she was Homely ---- Louise was simply Perfection.
mcbdpb 2 years ago 4
Wow,she did'nt think she was beautiful when she was so stunning.
justinbluehall 3 years ago 5
These are wonderful--thank you for posting. I look forward to the fourth installment!
kukaloris 4 years ago 9