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Peter Lorre: Face Maker

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Description for Peter Lorre: Face Maker hardcover. Peter Lorre described himself as merely a "face-maker." His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives on the actor's career 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. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.

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. Lorre’s career was a complex negotiation ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Series
Film Europa
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857454416
SKU
V9780857454416
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Ref
99-1

About Sarah Thomas
Sarah Thomas is Lecturer in Film Studies at Aberystwyth University. Her research specialisms include: stardom, supporting actors and screen performance, cult cinema and stardom, celebrity and social media, film history and the historical film.

Reviews for Peter Lorre: Face Maker
“…in her important new study of Lorre’s career…[the author pursues] a rewarding approach that combines careful archival research with clever film analysis to illuminate Lorre’s career from a new angle that not only impacts our understanding of this actor, but also presents an important new way to understand the complex exchanges between on-screen and off-screen performances more generally.” · Senses ... Read more

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