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Lulu
fictional character
Lulu, fictional character, an amoral femme fatale who is the protagonist of German dramatist Frank Wedekindâs plays Der Erdgeist (1895; Earth Spirit) and Die BĂŒchse der Pandora (1904; Pandoraâs Box).
German director G.W. Pabstâs silent film of Die BĂŒchse der Pandora (1929), starring the American actress Louise Brooks, was based on both of Wedekindâs plays. The 20th-century Austrian composer Alban Berg also used the character and thematic material from Wedekindâs plays in his opera Lulu (1937).
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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