Peter Lorre: Face Maker
：Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe
( Film Europa )
Publication subTitle ：Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe
Publication series ：Film Europa
Author： Thomas; Sarah
Publisher： Berghahn Books
Publication year： 2012
E-ISBN: 9780857454423
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780857454416
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780857454416
Subject： J9 Movies, TV;K1 World History
Keyword： 电影、电视艺术,世界史
Language： ENG
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Description
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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