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Director: G.W. Pabst Genre: Silent Drama The Verdict: Louise Brooks is Lulu, a woman whose sexuality destroys everyone around her. Silent film is often dismissed as "family friendly," but Pandora’s Box deals with prostitution, murder, and lesbian desire with a startling modernism.

Directed by Russ Meyer (before his Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! fame), this film is the prototypical blue film turned mainstream. It is soft-core, yes, but it is shot with the composition of a German expressionist painting. Mr. Teas, a delivery man, fantasizes about every woman he sees. The film cost $24,000 to make and grossed over $1.5 million. It is exclusive today because most streaming services edit the original theatrical cuts. Look for the 4K restoration from Something Weird Video—it preserves the original "blue" tint of the lighting.

The most damaging chapter of Reshma's public life occurred on December 14, 2007, when she was arrested in Kochi, Kerala, for alleged involvement in a prostitution ring. Police Misconduct