Der Verlorene

Peter Lorre directs himself the way we want him. As a cold perverse murdering stalker.

Der Verlorene estreava há 70 anos em Colônia na Alemanha. Lorre aprendeu tudo e mais um pouco com Lang, tanto que esse acaba sendo praticamente uma releitura de M posicionado no pós-guerra, mas é aqui que está a maior questão desconfortável, dever demais ao Lang quando Lorre podia seguir seu próprio caminho. DVDRip no MakingOff.

I've always liked Lorre but this performance is on a level all its own. He plays it more down to earth than usual and by the end his character is incredibly heartbreaking. It's a shame this is his only directorial effort because he does a great job with the pacing, the use of flashbacks and the exquisite noir visuals. It's also a genuinely fascinating character study examining the murky moral ground left in the wake of WWII in Germany and the struggles that brings to live with oneself.

A beautiful but slightly messy film noir from Peter Lorre touching on themes of betrayal, misogyny and loneliness. The murky shots of bombed-out Hamburg with all it's dark nooks and alleys push the mood of this film to their limits. All in all it's a great film.