Peter Lorre, face maker [[electronic resource] ] : stardom and performance between Hollywood and Europe / / Sarah Thomas
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Thomas Sarah
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| Titolo: |
Peter Lorre, face maker [[electronic resource] ] : stardom and performance between Hollywood and Europe / / Sarah Thomas
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 791.43/028/0924 |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Peter Lorre, face maker |
| ISBN: | 1-280-49657-6 |
| 9786613591807 | |
| 0-85745-442-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910494616703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Film Europa.