Diary of a Lost Girl

Original title: Tagebuch einer Verlorenen

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After falling pregnant by a pharmacist and refusing to marry, a young woman is ejected from her home and sent to a strict girls' reform school.After falling pregnant by a pharmacist and refusing to marry, a young woman is ejected from her home and sent to a strict girls' reform school.After falling pregnant by a pharmacist and refusing to marry, a young woman is ejected from her home and sent to a strict girls' reform school.

Director
- Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Writers
- Margarete Böhme
- Rudolf Leonhardt
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7.8/10

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Director
- Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Writers
- Margarete Böhme
- Rudolf Leonhardt
Stars

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Trivia
The name "Thymian" is the German word for the herb thyme. Hence, it would be pronounced "ty-mi-en".

Goofs
In the English subtitles, the title of the film is "Dairy," not "Diary." Well, there is a cow-milking scene.

Quotes
Elder Count Osdorff: With a little more love, no one on this earth would ever be lost!

Alternate versions
Various heavily-cut versions have been around for years. Some "lost" footage was found and reinserted for the release of a complete (104 minutes) restored version in 1984.

Connections
Edited into Tanz mit dem Tod: Der Ufa-Star Sybille Schmitz (2000)

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excellent film

I saw Pandora's Box several years ago. At the time, Diary of a Lost Girl was unavailable for viewing. I discovered it had been re- released on DVD, completely restored. It is far superior to Pandora's Box, in my opinion. Louise Brooks plays Thyamin, a young innocent who is raped by her lothario father's chemist assistant. Her pregnancy results in her banishment from the house, and she is placed in a reform school. Her escape from the institution leads her to a brothel, where she spends her life until her father's death...when her life changes. Unlike Pandora's Box, which is about an unredeemable nymphomaniac, Diary of A Lost Girl is a story about loss, redemption, forgiveness, sacrifice, and hope. It has a much richer plotline, sublime cinematography, and Louise Brooks shone like a star. This film itself is a rediscovered treasure. Highly, highly recommended.