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This fresh Kino DVD version of DIARY OF A LOST GIRL contains footage that has been added, re-edited, and even RE-SHOT, compared to Kino’s 1990 VHS version.
I did a side-by-side comparison of the DVD and the 1990 VHS tape version and found that director G.W. Pabst had apparently shot two versions of some scenes — one version being weak on the 1990 VHS version, another on this DVD. Most of the differences are diminutive, such as actors standing on slightly different spots or posing or gesturing a petite differently. For instance, at time 00:02:39 on the DVD, Thymian (Louise Brooks) is standing at the doorway with her arms curved. But in the 1990 VHS version, the same shot shows that her arms are straight. At time 00:03:43 of the DVD, Thymian bends forward (toward camera) to hold something up on the floor. In the 1990 VHS version, she bends sideways (to viewer’s just) to grasp it up. A few re-shot scenes, however, have more drastic differences, with the tone and mood of the scene altered considerably. At 00:04:50, Meinert raises his eyebrows and nods at Thymian, who returns a flirtatious smile. In the 1990 VHS version, however, Meinert only smiles softly, and Thymian’s expression is more restrained. At 00:07:52 of the DVD, after Thymian sees what Meinert wrote in her diary, she turns her head slowly and stares incredulously at Meinert for a moment, then locks her diary. In the 1990 VHS version, she simply locks her diary and never looks at Meinert.
Kino emailed me a list of about 80 differences between the 1990 VHS version (which they call the “English version”) and the novel DVD version (which they call the “German version”) . The list reveals there are actually some scenes on the 1990 VHS version that are not on this DVD. Regarding the re-shot scenes, the list is apparently not inclusive, for I’ve personally noticed a lot more re-shot footage on the DVD. For instance, the sequence in which Elizabeth the housekeeper begs Mr. Henning to let her pause but finally she has to leave is aloof entirely of re-shot footage. (Label how astounding it is that these actors were able to give the same gigantic performances twice! But since the two versions are nearly identical, one wonders why Pabst would bother re-shooting at all.)
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And I haven’t begun to mention the newly added footage — scenes not on the 1990 VHS version at all, but on this DVD. The novel scenes are sprinkled throughout the DVD, resulting in about 9 minutes of material, some of which quite startling. One shows the guard in the reformatory, after catching Erika putting on her makeup, uses her lipstick to write on his heed book, “Punish Erika”; then he draws a heart shape next to it, revealing to us what he exactly means by “punish”. Another rather risque scene shows Thymian in the brothel performs some gymnastics in a swimsuit in front of her clients.
The fresh DVD, which Kino calls the “German version”, calm uses English title cards. Their wordings and placements have been significantly changed compared to the 1990 VHS version. The differences in placements, of course, have resulted in the film being edited differently. Some title cards now have more explicit, even risque, wordings. One reads, “So you have had your plot with the housekeeper too,” alluding to the unspoken relation between Mr. Henning and Elizabeth. In the scene where Meinert tries to seduce Thymian, the title card shows him saying, “I’ll grunt you all about Elizabeth tonight, Thymian. Sizable Thymian.” The DVD has one erroneous title card. It shows what Meinert wrote in Thymian’s diary to be “Meet me 11:30 tonight.” The time should read 10:30, as indicated by a later shot of a clock. The 1990 VHS version does have the suitable time on the title card.
I rob the procure mature on the 1990 VHS version. The violin solo primitive on the VHS version brings out the feelings of loneliness and despair more effectively than the more justify orchestration archaic on the DVD. The aged catch is not included on this DVD.
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The video transfer of the DVD came from modern source material and it looks grand less battered, sharper, more detailed, and better contrasted than that of the 1990 VHS version. Tranquil, the improved narrate of the DVD is nowhere arrive the beautiful image quality of, say, the Criterion DVD version of HAXAN or THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC.
The DVD also includes a rarely-seen sound film that stars Brooks, titled WINDY WILEY GOES HOLLYWOOD. The sound era was believed to have ended Brooks’ acting career. But in this film, her yell sounds objective blooming to me. The video transfer of this 18-minute 1930 comedy film has a heavily-battered record transfer and a very hissy soundtrack (not many prints of this film exist, we are told) . And there are no subtitles or closed captioning. But all the dialogs register glowing clearly. This short film is available only on the DVD version, not on the 2001 VHS version (which is not to be confused with the out-of-print 1990 VHS version that I referred to throughout this review) .
WOW!!! I never in my wildest dreams opinion this restful film classic starring Louise Brooks was coming to DVD! I opinion for clear Pandora’s Box (Ms. Brooks’ most noted film) would advance first. And furthermore, I idea Criterion would be the company to release the film, but it looks like Kino’s will have the honor. That’s not terrible, either - Kino’s has a LOT of qualified foreign/silent/independent films, and I’ve always liked their VCR tapes, so I’m looking forward eagerly to Diary of a Lost Girl.
For those not in the know, Louise Brooks was the ultimate flapper girl of the 1920s. She was probably more notorious for her haircut, beauty, and lifestyle than her films. But her film legacy is firmly established by two German films she made after leaving Hollywood briefly - Pandora’s Box and Diary of a Lost Girl, both by G.W. Pabst (one of the legendary still film directors) . Both films, if you can regain them, are absolute classics. The German expressionist style has rarely been more beautifully captured than in Pandora’s Box (Hitchcock venerable this style too in a lot of his early black/white films) . And I was lucky enough to pick up a beat-up VHS copy of Diary. If you like restful films, you can’t go evil with this film either! The imagery is fine, Louise Brooks looks fair and gives a though-provoking performance a young lady who, having lost her virtue, is consequently shunned by society and has to learn to care for herself. I don’t like to give away plots, so that’s all I’ll say, but I am looking forward to owning this film on DVD! Highly recommended!
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