Who is Louise Brooks? This is the legendary silent movie actress. It is about this wonderful woman that the article will be discussed.
Biography
The legendary silent movie actress was born at the beginning of the last century in the town of Cherryvale, Kansas. Her father worked all his life as a lawyer, her mother played the piano. Because of her addiction to art, her mother encouraged her daughter's attempts to enter the great stage. Louise felt the support of her family and boldly went to her dream - to become a star.
At an early age, the girl was fond of dancing, this played a decisive role in choosing a future profession. At the age of ten, Louise Brooks received her first performance fee, and at age 15 she left to conquer New York, leaving school.
Brooks devoted all her youth to art. In New York, she got a job in a troupe that staged modern dance. At first she was just an intern, but after a while the girl became the leading artist of the troupe. At the beginning of her career, Louise Brooks met Martha Graham, who played an important role in her fate - she became a faithful friend until the end of her life. It was while looking at Martha that Louise learned to play the role correctly, and she learned the art of irresistibly moving in the frame from the legendary Chaplin.
Mary Louise Brooks stopped acting in films in the 38th year. With the advent of sound film, the career of the actress quickly flew down. She had to return to dancing in nightclubs in order to somehow exist in this world. The legendary actress in the last years of her life was fond of painting and writing. In the 82nd year, Louise wrote an autobiographical book called "Lulu in Hollywood." The woman died alone in 1985, at the 78th year of life.
Creation
The creative path of the legendary actress originates in 1925. Thanks to successful film screenings, Mary Louise Brooks gets a small role in the film "Street of Forgotten People." But in the next picture, she plays a more significant role. The movie “Pandora's Box” directed by Pabst brings world fame and recognition to the actress, and the next film, “Diaries of a Fallen Woman,” by the same director, fixes her position at the pinnacle of success. The film "American Venus" is one of Brooks' first works, thanks to which it became popular in America.
“A girl in every port”
The sailor Spike, thanks to his profession, constantly travels, and in each port he sees girls with a strange medallion or other accessory, which is depicted as an anchor. This is a sailor's trademark named Bill. After a while, the two sailors get to know each other and begin to sort things out on their fists. Police for hooliganism takes Bill to the police station, and Spike subsequently pays a bail for him. After unpleasant events, sailors become real friends, but their friendship is in danger - Spike will fall in love with a girl who will have an anchor tattoo on her body.
Thanks to this film, the legendary director will see the brilliant actress Louise Brooks and invite her to her film for the main role. It is thanks to this creative union that both will become world famous.
Pandora's Box - Highlights Louise Brooks
The plot of the film develops around a seductress named Lulu. The heroine is so charming and sexy that attracts the attention of not only men, but also representatives of the beautiful half of humanity. Lulu is the mistress of the influential publisher of the local newspaper Ludwig, aggressive and jealous. Ludwig announces an engagement with another woman, but this does not stop Lulu at all. She uses all her female charms - and the man in love terminates the engagement, intending to marry his mistress. But at the crucial moment, Ludwig finds the bride in the arms of another man.
When the director was looking for a leading woman, he saw Brooks in the movie “A Girl at Each Port”. He contacted the film company, in which a contract was signed with the actress. The managers of the film company did not even pay attention to the director's proposal. The director managed to get the actress only when Brooks broke the contract.
The appearance of the film caused a storm of negative feedback from world film critics, who considered the picture meaningless and unreasonable. Outside Germany, a lot of shots were cut from the film, which caused doubt due to the inappropriate happy ending.
The revival of the legendary film happened in the middle of the last century. From that moment on, the motion picture was attributed to the world masterpiece of German silent cinema. Roger Ebert, a popular American film critic, frankly said that it was thanks to the brilliant performance of Louise Brooks that the picture became an immortal masterpiece.
The Diaries of the Fallen
The main character is a girl named Thyme, who has experienced many unpleasant moments in life. The heroine was raped by an assistant father. Parents reacted negatively to the event - they sent their daughter to school for difficult children. After a while, the girl was able to fall in love with a young man, successfully marry and start a family, but the events experienced left an indelible mark on her soul - the imprint of a fallen woman.
Another work of the legendary actress and ingenious director, which consolidated the popularity of the actress at a high level.
"King of excitement"
Brooks starred in this picture, but the scenes with her participation were cut out. The following picture was the last in the career of the famous actress. Louise realized that her time had passed when a sound movie entered the arena. She did not know either French or German. It was difficult for her to survive the turning point, which forced her to look at her life and career from a different perspective. It was not easy for Louise to say goodbye to the movie, but she found the strength in herself not to lose heart. Until the end of her life, the legendary actress recalled working in early Hollywood and her finest hour, which gave her the meaning of life and world fame.
Last movie role
The plot of the film "The Robbers of Stagecoaches" is the story of three cowboys who decided to buy a plane. Recently, cases of robbery of crews that exported gold from a small mining town have become more frequent. Cowboys believe that air travel can keep gold safe and sound. But after some time it turns out that a plane with gold can be stolen too.
The role in this picture is the last work of the legendary actress. After participating in this film, Brooks stopped acting and returned to a nightclub as a dancer.
Autobiographical book "Lulu in Hollywood"
The autobiographical book of the legendary actress immerses the reader in early Hollywood and introduces the soul to the most charming silent film actress. The book has many illustrations and photographs. They depict frames that were not included in the films, there are photos from the artist’s personal archive and much more.
The book includes an introduction by the famous director Tynan, who admired the inimitable Brooks. Six parts are filled with Louise's thoughts and confessions - her revelations about love, sad thoughts about the dissimilarity to people of her era. A girl of unearthly beauty who conquered early Hollywood, during the breaks, read Mann, shared his philosophy and tried to figure out herself.
A simple story about the life of a legendary actress who put all her love into silent movies. An autobiographical work was written three years before his death. A memory book filled the void that surrounded the actress for many years of her life.