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UNINA9910813644403321 |
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Autore |
Thomas Sarah |
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Titolo |
Peter Lorre, face maker : stardom and performance between Hollywood and Europe / / Sarah Thomas |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49657-6 |
9786613591807 |
0-85745-442-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Collana |
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Film Europa : German cinema in an international context |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Lorre and the European stage (1922-1931) -- M, Fritz Lang and Hans Beckert -- The Hollywood leading roles (1935-1941) -- The supporting actor (1941-1946) -- Der Verlorene (The lost one) -- The final screen roles (1954-1964) -- Alternative 'Hollywood' media contexts -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Peter Lorre described himself as merely a 'face maker'. His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives which position Lorre as a tragic figure within film history: the promising European artist reduced to a Hollywood gimmick, unable to escape the murderous image of his role in Fritz Lang's M. This book shows that the life of Peter Lorre cannot be reduced to a series of simplistic oppositions. It reveals that, despite the limitations of his macabre star image, Lorre's screen performances were highly ambitious, and the terms of his employment were rarely restrictive |
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