Asta Nielsen is Lulu, the object of desire for men in the arty crowd. One by one, they get to view her as a personal possession, then along comes a betrayal, a death, and it's on to the next man. Miss Nielsen says she doesn't want it, that she was much happier when she was a poor, barefoot dancer.... but she sure looks good in the white furs and shiny dresses they clothe her in.
There certainly were a spate of movies, particularly in Germany, that centered on the femme fatale which evolved into film noir. It sounds to me like guys blaming the woman, but Miss Nielsen bounces from one fur-covered bed to the next , occasionally interspersed with her dancing on stage in a butterfly costume. Interestingly, like the best-remembered of these Erdas, Louise Brooks (also called 'Lulu') in Pabst's PANDORA'S BOX, Miss Nielsen wears a black wig in a shiny shingle cut.
There certainly were a spate of movies, particularly in Germany, that centered on the femme fatale which evolved into film noir. It sounds to me like guys blaming the woman, but Miss Nielsen bounces from one fur-covered bed to the next , occasionally interspersed with her dancing on stage in a butterfly costume. Interestingly, like the best-remembered of these Erdas, Louise Brooks (also called 'Lulu') in Pabst's PANDORA'S BOX, Miss Nielsen wears a black wig in a shiny shingle cut.