The Essence of Chaplin
The Style, the Rhythm and the Grace of a Master
Published on 22. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-0-7864-7634-3 (ISBN)
Description
Charlie Chaplin's remarkable life and comedic talent have been the focus of countless popular and scholarly studies. In this groundbreaking work, Chaplin's often underrated skills as a film director take center stage. Highlighting the screen icon's significance as a filmmaker, this study focuses on the heart of Chaplin's cinema--his silent works starring his alter-ego, Charlie--and examines both his great silent film features like The Kid, The Gold Rush and Modern Times, and his shorter, earlier films like The Immigrant, The Pawn Shop, The Pilgrim and A Dog's Life. An analysis of the formal properties of Chaplin's filmmaking reveals the merit of his cinema, the depth of its emotion and the extent of its meaning. Chaplin is among the great artists of any medium, in any time, with an ability to touch on very subtle aspects of the human condition.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
12 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-7634-3 (9780786476343)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John Fawell, a professor of humanities in the College of General Studies at Boston University, has written books on Alfred Hitchcock, Sergio Leone and the studio-era Hollywood film, as well as provided the film commentary for Universal Studio's Blu-ray release of Hitchcock's Rear Window. He lives in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction delete?1
One: The Biography delete?11
Two: Charlie's -Role-Playing delete?25
Three: Chaplin's Satire delete?37
Four: Beyond Satire: What Charlie Believes In delete?53
Five: Chaplin and the Intimacy of the Camera delete?65
Six: The Concrete and the Suggestive delete?81
Seven: Chaplin's Filmmaking Skills delete?94
Eight: Chaplin's Sense of Balance delete?116
Nine: Balance in the Character of Charlie delete?129
Ten: Charlie and Women delete?145
Eleven: Charlie, Dogs and Children delete?168
Twelve: Charlie and Men delete?185
Thirteen: Chaplin and Rhythm delete?200
Fourteen: Dance delete?208
Fifteen: Chaplin's Music delete?217
Sixteen: Two Musical Sequences delete?227
Chapter Notes delete?243
Bibliography delete?247
Index delete?249
Introduction delete?1
One: The Biography delete?11
Two: Charlie's -Role-Playing delete?25
Three: Chaplin's Satire delete?37
Four: Beyond Satire: What Charlie Believes In delete?53
Five: Chaplin and the Intimacy of the Camera delete?65
Six: The Concrete and the Suggestive delete?81
Seven: Chaplin's Filmmaking Skills delete?94
Eight: Chaplin's Sense of Balance delete?116
Nine: Balance in the Character of Charlie delete?129
Ten: Charlie and Women delete?145
Eleven: Charlie, Dogs and Children delete?168
Twelve: Charlie and Men delete?185
Thirteen: Chaplin and Rhythm delete?200
Fourteen: Dance delete?208
Fifteen: Chaplin's Music delete?217
Sixteen: Two Musical Sequences delete?227
Chapter Notes delete?243
Bibliography delete?247
Index delete?249