San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents
Diary of a Lost Girl book signing
with Thomas Gladysz (of the Louise Brooks Society)
- When
- Sat Jul 17, 2010
- Where
- Castro Theatre
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Tags
- Movies, Literary Arts, Author Appearances, Film Festivals
Description
The 1929 Louise Brooks film, "Diary of a Lost Girl," is based on a controversial and bestselling book first published in Germany in 1905. Though little known today, the book was a literary sensation at the beginning of the 20th century.Was it – as many believed – the real-life diary of a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution? Or a sensational and clever fake, one of the first novels of its kind? This contested work inspired a sequel, a play, a parody, a score of imitators, and two silent films.
Following the San Francisco Silent Film Festival screening of the 1929 silent film, Thomas Gladysz (Director of the Louise Brooks Society) will sign copies of his new, illustrated, Louise Brooks edition of "The Diary of a Lost Girl."
This new edition of the original English language translation brings this controversial and bestselling book back into print in the United States after more than 100 years. It includes an introduction by Thomas Gladysz detailing the book's remarkable history and relationship to the 1929 silent film. This special "Louise Brooks Edition" also includes more than three dozen vintage illustrations and images.
See the movie, read the book!
More info at http://www.pandorasbox.com/diary.html
More Info
- Link
- http://www.silentfilm.org
- Call
- 415-777-4908
- Contact Form (account required)
Comments