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Peter Lorre : face maker : stardom and performance between Hollywood and Europe /
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 h...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2012.
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| Collection: | Film Europa.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857454423 0857454420 |