The Double Face of Peter Lorre ( Das doppelte Gesicht: Peter Lorre), Harun Farocki Felix Hoffmann, 1984

Peter Lorre achieved international fame for his performance in the mythmaking role in M. This character has held a peculiar fascination for generations of cinephiles. However, at the time, whilst such success meant recognition, it also weighed on the Hungarian actor as a constrictive burden. Using photographs and film extracts, Das doppelte Gesicht reconstructs the ups and downs of Lorres career, taking into consideration the economic imperatives and workings of the film industry at the time.