tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post5568951261214898836..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Take Three: Peter LorreNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-24318826353600939742010-09-22T16:29:14.344-04:002010-09-22T16:29:14.344-04:00Hey.. I`ve just dicovered this blog and let me tel...Hey.. I`ve just dicovered this blog and let me tell you that you`ve given a great review and isight to Peter Lorre`s carrier.<br /><br />I`m a big Peter Lorre fan and I run a forum dedicated to him: www.mrlorre.proboards.commabelorrehttp://www.mrlorre.proboards.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5738724016714221932010-07-13T17:12:13.205-04:002010-07-13T17:12:13.205-04:00Here's how I see it: The story wasn't abou...Here's how I see it: The story wasn't about HANS, it was about the SEARCH FOR HANS, by both the cops and the criminals. In essence you could easily say that the character is a rare "human McGuffin."Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48926004327190023732010-07-13T14:53:15.352-04:002010-07-13T14:53:15.352-04:00Because, I'm sorry, but I saw Lorre's char...Because, I'm sorry, but I saw Lorre's character as largely a Maguffin up until that sequence near the end.Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12884714751597753992010-07-13T14:50:09.457-04:002010-07-13T14:50:09.457-04:00Ah, but Pulp's suitcase was the macguffin.Ah, but Pulp's suitcase was the macguffin.Craig Bloomfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675432352369719901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4980276130642494902010-07-13T14:47:34.813-04:002010-07-13T14:47:34.813-04:00Wait, so the lead of Pulp Fiction was...dadadah......Wait, so the lead of Pulp Fiction was...dadadah...The Suitcase!Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89527860717145994772010-07-13T09:20:30.640-04:002010-07-13T09:20:30.640-04:00i'd disagree that Peter Lorre is supporting in...i'd disagree that Peter Lorre is supporting in M. He's unquestionably the lead. If the story is totally about you... and everyone else is merely in your orbit, you're the lead. He's like the protagonist AND the antagonist in one. Total lead.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31166205845829523462010-07-12T23:12:41.875-04:002010-07-12T23:12:41.875-04:00M is one of my favorite movies ever.
Great write-...<i>M</i> is one of my favorite movies ever.<br /><br />Great write-up of this wonderful actor.Alison Flynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-10906434098613956542010-07-12T16:58:32.467-04:002010-07-12T16:58:32.467-04:00/3rtfu11 - I haven't forgotten. I make ongoing.../3rtfu11 - I haven't forgotten. I make ongoing notes on actors for this series, but I like to watch the 3 films again (or certainly the bits with the actors in again) before writing about them. I'm waiting/looking into getting 3 Huston films to write about. So, she <i>will</i> get done soon. <br /><br />herald7 - thank you for reading. I very nearly inc. Maltese Falcon, as he is excelelnt in it. But went for Stranger instead, as there's less been written on that film (as far as I've seen). You're right about his presence in Falcon though. He's often inconspicuously on the periphery of the screen, but somehow we're always drawn to him anyway. <br /><br />I really enjoyed reading your Lorre post.<br /><br />David - I saw some of the great caricatures of Lorre in my research. There's so many; he's facially inspiring, let's say.<br /><br />Rebecca - thank you! There's so many more Lorre films I want to see now. <br /><br />Volvagia - Yes, he is more of a support in M, but he's so central that the lead/support thing is rather blurred. Either way, I had to inc. M as Lorre and the film are so entwined in many folks' minds, for obvious reasons. Good stat research there though.Craig Bloomfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675432352369719901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13832405497682926062010-07-12T09:19:16.394-04:002010-07-12T09:19:16.394-04:00I view him as a support in M. He's physically ...I view him as a support in M. He's physically in 20-30 minutes of a 110 minute movie and performs for one 8-10 minute scene, right near the end. If anyone's a "lead" it's the head cop (35-40 minutes) or Schranker (32-35 minutes).Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11140374456947309842010-07-12T03:27:25.007-04:002010-07-12T03:27:25.007-04:00This is a great write-up, in a great series. I wan...This is a great write-up, in a great series. I want to watch all of these again - plus "Maltese Falcon' and 'Beat the Devil' to catch up on Lorre.Rebeccahttp://fffblog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72063362652612361562010-07-12T01:08:42.767-04:002010-07-12T01:08:42.767-04:00I remember first being introduced to Lorre through...I remember first being introduced to Lorre through caricatures of him on old Looney Tunes. Come to think of it, that's how I became aware of Bing Crosby, Wagner, Of Mice and Men, and who knows what else.David Coleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165166157641711180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74520065100451763842010-07-11T21:30:07.472-04:002010-07-11T21:30:07.472-04:00Excellent review; especially this part here:
&quo...Excellent review; especially this part here:<br /><br />"He was one of the keenest observers of his co-stars. The way his eyes dance between Bogart and the rest of the bar, opportunistically sizing up everyone and everything around him"<br /><br />I think you can see the same sort of quality in Maltese Falcon where Bogart and Greenstreet do most of the talking, yet Lorre is always prominent in the background taking everything in. <br /><br />Here is my Lorre-related Blog entry on the subject if you like, hehe:<br /><br />herald7.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-19278891115510390762010-07-11T20:21:08.152-04:002010-07-11T20:21:08.152-04:00How long must I wait for your Anjelica Huston piec...How long must I wait for your Anjelica Huston piece?/3rtfu11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36135477350320222822010-07-11T20:10:29.604-04:002010-07-11T20:10:29.604-04:00Good timing. I just bought the Criterion version o...Good timing. I <i>just</i> bought the Criterion version of <i><b>M</b></i> so I'll rewatch with your comments in mind.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.com