02512nam 2200565 a 450 991081364440332120200520144314.01-280-49657-697866135918070-85745-442-010.1515/9780857454423(CKB)2550000000100946(EBL)915500(OCoLC)793996548(SSID)ssj0000639662(PQKBManifestationID)11401941(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000639662(PQKBWorkID)10605711(PQKB)11681193(MiAaPQ)EBC915500(DE-B1597)636087(DE-B1597)9780857454423(EXLCZ)99255000000010094620111108d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPeter Lorre, face maker stardom and performance between Hollywood and Europe /Sarah Thomas1st ed.New York Berghahn Books20121 online resource (222 p.)Film Europa : German cinema in an international contextDescription based upon print version of record.1-78533-043-8 0-85745-441-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 restrictiveFilm Europa.791.4302/8092Thomas Sarah1145060MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813644403321Peter Lorre, face maker4202685UNINA