Sarah Thomas

Peter Lorre: Face Maker

Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Film Europa
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780857454416
• ISBN-10: 0857454412
• Artikelnr.: 35700024

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Introduction
Chapter 1. Lorre and the European Stage (1922-1931)
Chapter 2. M, Fritz Lang and Hans Beckert (1931)
Chapter 3. The Hollywood Leading Roles (1935-1941)
Chapter 4. The Supporting Actor (1941-1946)
Chapter 5. Der Verlorene (The Lost One)(1951)
Chapter 6. The Final Screen Roles (1954-1964)
Chapter 7. Alternative 'Hollywood' Media Contexts
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index