Author : Bruce Kapferer
Release : 2012
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 362/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Legends of People, Myths of State by : Bruce Kapferer
Download or read book Legends of People, Myths of State written by Bruce Kapferer. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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’sM.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.