Poster of Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

Plot: Peter Medak's films toy with notions of cosplay, masquerade, gamesmanship, and how power and permission structures figure into these human diversions. His filmography includes The Ruling Class (1972), The Changeling (1980), A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1971), The Krays (1990), and others, all which capitalize on these ideas
Release Date: Tuesday, June 17 2025
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Portrait of Peter MedakPeter Medak. Peter Medak was 87 in Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 23 1937
Portrait of Daniel KremerDaniel Kremer. Daniel Kremer was 40 in Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 23 1984
Portrait of Peter O'ToolePeter O'Toole. Peter O'Toole would have been no older than 81 in Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders as 'Archive'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 02 1932 –
Died: Sat, Dec 14 2013
Portrait of Glenda JacksonGlenda Jackson. Glenda Jackson would have been no older than 87 in Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders as 'Archive'.
Birthday: Sat, May 09 1936 –
Died: Thu, Jun 15 2023
Portrait of Alan BatesAlan Bates. Alan Bates would have been no older than 69 in Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders as 'Archive'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 17 1934 –
Died: Sat, Dec 27 2003
Portrait of Peter SellersPeter Sellers. Peter Sellers would have been no older than 54 in Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders as 'Archive'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 08 1925 –
Died: Thu, Jul 24 1980

Crew

Portrait of Daniel KremerDaniel Kremer. Daniel Kremer was 40 in Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders as 'Director, Editor, Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 23 1984