Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1929 · 113 mins

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Directed by

G.W. Pabst

Starring

Kurt Gerron, Fritz Rasp, Louise Brooks, Sybille Schmitz, André Roanne, Marfa Kassatskaya

Thymian Henning, a naive young woman, is assaulted by the clerk who works at her father's pharmacy. The rape results in an unwanted pregnancy; her family shuns her, leaving her isolated. Forced to survive alone, Thymian confronts a hostile, unforgiving society while grappling with shame and the struggle for autonomy.