LEADER 02464nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910494616703321 005 20170816124734.0 010 $a1-280-49657-6 010 $a9786613591807 010 $a0-85745-442-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000100946 035 $a(EBL)915500 035 $a(OCoLC)793996548 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000639662 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11401941 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000639662 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10605711 035 $a(PQKB)11681193 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC915500 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000100946 100 $a20111108d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPeter Lorre, face maker$b[electronic resource] $estardom and performance between Hollywood and Europe /$fSarah Thomas 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cBerghahn Books$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 225 1 $aFilm Europa : German cinema in an international context 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78533-043-8 311 $a0-85745-441-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aPeter Lorre described himself as merely a 'face maker'. His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives which position Lorre as a tragic figure within film history: the promising European artist reduced to a Hollywood gimmick, unable to escape the murderous image of his role in Fritz Lang's M. This book shows that the life of Peter Lorre cannot be reduced to a series of simplistic oppositions. It reveals that, despite the limitations of his macabre star image, Lorre's screen performances were highly ambitious, and the terms of his employment were rarely restrictive 410 0$aFilm Europa. 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a791.43/028/0924 700 $aThomas$b Sarah$01029471 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910494616703321 996 $aPeter Lorre, face maker$92445918 997 $aUNINA