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Chaplin's Art of Comedy: Directed by Samuel M. Sherman. With Charles Chaplin, Ben Turpin, Edna Purviance, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson. A survey of Charles Chaplin's early career using re-edited footage from his classic silent shorts.
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- Documentary, Comedy
- Samuel M. Sherman
- 1966-09
(Sir) Charlie Chaplin (KBE) (1889–1977) was an English internationally renowned Academy Award -winning actor, comedian, filmmaker and composer who was best known for his career in Hollywood motion pictures from his debut in 1914 until 1952, he however subsequently appeared in two films in his native England.
1. Making a Living. 1914 11m G. 5.5 (2.3K) Rate. Short. An out-of-work swindler takes a job as a reporter. After witnessing a car go over cliff, he grabs a rival reporter's camera and races to the newspaper office to enter the photo as his own. His rival is delayed when he gets caught in a woman's bedroom by her jealous husband.
- The Immigrant
- A Dog’S Life
- Monsieur Verdoux
- Limelight
- The Circus
- The Kid
- The Great Dictator
- The Gold Rush
- City Lights
- Modern Times
An outstanding silent short from Chaplin’s early years, this 1917 gem stars him as an immigrant journeying to the US. A striking portrait of the arduous process of immigration, The Immigrantshows us how difficult it is to hold onto our humanity in the face of increasing hostility. Facing accusations of being a pickpocket and falling in love with a ...
A heartwarming precursor to The Kid, A Dog’s Lifeis a delightful story about a moving friendship between The Tramp and a stray dog named Scraps. Unemployed and down on his luck, The Tramp struggles with the onslaught of daily life until this cute puppy. Displaying his ability to weave together visually powerful scenes, the parallels between bigger ...
An extremely funny black comedy by Chaplin, Monsieur Verdouxis a sociologically charged commentary on issues that are still relevant. Leaving behind the persona of The Tramp, Chaplin dons the attire of a serial killer in this 1947 classic. Based on the real serial killer Henri Désiré Landru, it was Orson Welles who had approached Chaplin with the i...
A truly moving film in the latter half of Chaplin’s career, Limelightstars Chaplin as a washed-up artist who was once a famous clown. Struggling with the decline in his career, he finds refuge in the deadly embrace of alcohol abuse and addiction. In this condition, he ends up saving a suicidal dance and the two of them try to make sense of life tog...
One of the most successful films in the history of silent cinema, The Circusis another accomplishment of Chaplin’s iconic Tramp. After being hired as a circus clown, the people around the Tramp soon realise that he is at his funniest when he isn’t trying. Although the production process was subjected to multiple disruptions, The Circusis still cite...
Chaplin’s first feature-length film showed the world what he was capable of in terms of narrative power, conjuring up an emotionally devastating story about a child who is abandoned by his mother. He is nurtured and guided by The Tramp until the world conspires to separate the two. The combination of dramatic sequences and comedic outbursts works p...
Arguably the most famous film that Chaplin ever directed, The Great Dictatoris subversive comedy at its finest. The logical conclusion of The Tramp, Chaplin is fantastic as Adenoid Hynkel – a bumbling dictator whose stupidity is limitless. Ranging from the magical scene where the dictator dances with the world in the form of a balloon to the inspir...
The Gold Rushfollows The Tramp as he searches for gold in the vastness of Alaska. Instead of getting lucky immediately, he runs into all kinds of obstacles as he navigates the labyrinthine world around him while encountering criminals and blizzards. During the production of this film, Chaplin was largely inspired by photographs of the gold rush in ...
Among the most brilliant romantic comedies ever made, City Lightschronicles the bizarre adventures of The Tramp as he falls in love with a blind flower girl and takes it upon himself to gather enough resources in order to ensure that no harm comes to her. While doing so, he ends up befriending an alcoholic millionaire who only recognises him when h...
Modern Timesmight just be Chaplin’s magnum opus because of the incredible visual comedy as well as the subtextual commentary on the socioeconomic conditions that people were subjected to during the years of the Great Depression. Delving into subjects like the dehumanisation of the labour force by rapid industrialisation, rampant unemployment, the p...
This feature-length documentary consists of footage from Chaplin's early short films for Sennett alongside silent comedy legends Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand, including the 1915 shorts...
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A true treasure, this documentary on the great silent screen comedian is available because producer Samuel Sherman was able to rescue and restore rapidly deteriorating footage filmed on ancient nitrate stock.
8. Juni 1999 · The original king of comedy! Nobody made the world laugh like Charlie Chaplin, whose genius forever elevated the genre of comedy. "Chaplin's Art of Comedy" is a documented cavalcade of some of Chaplin's wildest and most inventive humor.
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