German Film Series at Harvard Includes Lorre

As part of their series on German films from 1945 to 1957, the Harvard Film Archive presents the only movie Peter Lorre ever directed – Der Verlorene (1951) – on Saturday, April 21, 2018.

The film begins at 9:15 pm. The print is in German, with English subtitles.

Tickets are available at the Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque 45 minutes before show time. More information about tickets is available on the archive’s website.

The Harvard Film Archive is located in the lower level of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, located at 24 Quincy Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Metered parking on Broadway and Harvard streets is free after 8 pm. The archive is also well-served by public transportation, including the MBTA Red Line. More information about parking and public transportation, as well as directions to the archive, is available on the venue’s website.

Der Verlorene is shown as part of the film series "The Management of Shattered Identity: German Films, 1945 – 1957", which began Friday, April 20, and will run until Monday, April 23, 2018. The schedule is available on the archive website.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), Stephen D. Youngkin devotes a full chapter to a discussion of the making of the film, including interviews with actors and crew. Der Verlorene, which Peter Lorre translated to The Lost One, was the only film Peter directed, co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from Amazon U.S., Amazon Canada, and Amazon U.K, as well as other booksellers.