The Immortal Count: The Life and Films of Bela LugosiUniversity Press of Kentucky, 2013 M07 24 - 560 páginas Bela Lugosi won immediate fame for his portrayal of the immortal count in the 1931 film Dracula. After a decade of trying vainly to broaden his range and secure parts to challenge his acting abilities, Lugosi resigned himself to a career as the world's most recognizable vampire. His last years were spent as a forgotten and rather tragic figure. When he died in 1956, Lugosi could not have known that vindication of his talent would come—his face would adorn theaters, his image would appear on greeting cards and postage stamps, his film memorabilia would sell for more than he earned in his entire career, and his Hungarian accent would be instantly recognized by millions of people. Martin Landau's Oscar-winning role as Lugosi in the 1994 film Ed Wood added an ironic twist to a career that had ended in oblivion. In 1974, devoted Lugosi fan Arthur Lennig published a highly regarded biography of the unsung actor. More than twice the length of the original and completely rewritten, The Immortal Count provides deeper insights into Lugosi's films and personality. Drawing upon personal interviews, studio memos, shooting scripts, research in Romania and Hungary, and his own recollections, Lennig has written the definitive account of Lugosi's tragic life. |
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... shot by cutting closer to the action. They echoed the style of the German cinema, which stressed expressive pantomime and settings. Lugosi would sometimes be criticized for his “old school” methods in his American films, as if he had ...
... shot in the summer of 1920 and had an absolutely authentic upstate New York look, even though the production used German lakes, mountains, and forests. In 1923 the twelve-reel, two-part picture was imported to the United States, where ...
... shot by the peasants, who think she is an enemy, and when Andre runs to embrace her corpse, he too is killed. The film is not cinematically very inventive, consisting mostly of long and medium shots, nor is it convincingly acted. The ...
... shot on the East Coast. This rather turgid drama concerns a United States Navy captain (Edmund Lowe) who has become ... shots from White Zombie (1932) and show that Lugosi was already seen as a master villain of powerful will. He had ...
... shots even when his character is not the main focus. In the film's first scene, a police official is on the phone receiving news of a murder, while in the background there is a man, his back turned, emitting clouds of cigar smoke. Thus ...
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PHOTOGRAPHS | 103 |
5 DRACULATHE FILM | 103 |
6 FAME | 133 |
7 THE PEAK | 183 |
9 THE WAR YEARS | 283 |
10 THE DECLINE | 349 |
11 THE FINAL YEARS | 415 |
EPILOGUE | 53 |
FILMOGRAPHY | 67 |
LUGOSIS EARNINGS | 91 |
NOTES | 93 |
INDEX | 127 |