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Peter Lorre: Face Maker; Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe

Peter Lorre: Face Maker; Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe

Peter Lorre: Face Maker; Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and
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Peter Lorre: Face Maker; Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe Paperback - 2015 - 1st Edition

by Thomas, Sarah

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Berghahn Books, 2015. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 213 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches.
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  • Title Peter Lorre: Face Maker; Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe
  • Author Thomas, Sarah
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 222
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berghahn Books
  • Publication date 2015
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # x-1785330438
  • ISBN 9781785330438 / 1785330438
  • Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.47 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.19 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Film
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Library of Congress subjects Lorre, Peter, Lorre, Peter - Criticism and interpretation
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.4
  • Quantity available 2

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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 between transnational identity, Hollywood filmmaking practices, the ownership of star images and the mechanics of screen performance.

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