Charlie Chaplin: official website
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Charlie Chaplin: official website
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#2What's the significance of this submission?
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#3Anyone looking to get into silent film, I'd strongly recommend comedies (including, and perhaps especially, Chaplin and Keaton) as a good starting point. I've gotten to the point that I can truly enjoy a lot of silent dramas, but IMO the comedies are far more approachable for a modern audience. Good gateway drug.
Just off the more famous films (The Great Dictator and Modern Times and maybe City Lights for Chaplin, or The General for Keaton, say) I'd recommend The Kid for Chaplin, and Sherlock, Jr. for Keaton. And of course both made numerous short films, in addition to their features. Though the very-famous ones are all great, too—I especially love City Lights, personally.
Been meaning to check out Harold Lloyd (responsible for one of the most enduring and imitated images in Hollowood, the guy hanging on the clock on the side of a building, featured in Safety Last) but haven't made it to him yet. I bet he "reads" pretty well to a modern viewer, too.
[EDIT] Some beginner drama recommendations, for those who feel ready:
Metropolis (duh... though it's a bit on the long side, maybe skip if you can't tolerate longer movies, and it's maybe a bit belabored for modern sensibilities)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (just... damn. This is a perfect movie.)
L'Âge D'or (The Golden Age—but, uh, maybe just if you appreciate things a bit more art house)
Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon—it's short, and, if one plays with various accompanying soundtrack options, including some more modern ones, one may find it transcendently good)
M (yes Fritz Lang made this very short list twice, because fuck you this movie is amazing, this is maybe the most modern-feeling of this whole bunch)
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#4Anyone looking to get into silent film, I'd strongly recommend comedies (including, and perhaps especially, Chaplin and Keaton) as a good starting point. I've gotten to the point that I can truly enjoy a lot of silent dramas, but IMO the comedies are far more approachable for a modern audience. Good gateway drug. Just off the more famous films ( The Great Dictator and Modern Times and maybe City Lights for Chaplin, o…
The Great Dictator wasn’t silent but it’s still amazing
Re: Charlie Chaplin: official website
#5Anyone looking to get into silent film, I'd strongly recommend comedies (including, and perhaps especially, Chaplin and Keaton) as a good starting point. I've gotten to the point that I can truly enjoy a lot of silent dramas, but IMO the comedies are far more approachable for a modern audience. Good gateway drug. Just off the more famous films ( The Great Dictator and Modern Times and maybe City Lights for Chaplin, o…
The Great Dictator wasn’t silent but it’s still amazing
Oh damn, nice catch. That's true.
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#6Anyone looking to get into silent film, I'd strongly recommend comedies (including, and perhaps especially, Chaplin and Keaton) as a good starting point. I've gotten to the point that I can truly enjoy a lot of silent dramas, but IMO the comedies are far more approachable for a modern audience. Good gateway drug. Just off the more famous films ( The Great Dictator and Modern Times and maybe City Lights for Chaplin, o…
The Great Dictator wasn’t silent but it’s still amazing
Charlie gets a little preachy at the end.
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#7Anyone looking to get into silent film, I'd strongly recommend comedies (including, and perhaps especially, Chaplin and Keaton) as a good starting point. I've gotten to the point that I can truly enjoy a lot of silent dramas, but IMO the comedies are far more approachable for a modern audience. Good gateway drug. Just off the more famous films ( The Great Dictator and Modern Times and maybe City Lights for Chaplin, o…
I agree with your choices (I've been working through "1001 Films to See Before you Die" and your choices are also represented in the list).
Nice that most (all?) of these are free on YouTube.
I confess though that films got a lot more interesting to me around 1932. Gotta love that when sound came along they went deep-dive into musicals, ha ha. (I was actually surprised at how many of the 30's films were entertaining to me — "Love Me Tonight", "Trouble in Paradise", "42nd Street"...)
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#8Anyone living in the Bay Area ought to pop over to little, hidden, Niles. A fun little day trip my family and I enjoyed when I still lived in the area. They had their brush with fame and Chaplin 100 years ago when little Niles might just have become Hollywood.
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#9What a fantastic personal website for such a late talent.
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#10Anyone looking to get into silent film, I'd strongly recommend comedies (including, and perhaps especially, Chaplin and Keaton) as a good starting point. I've gotten to the point that I can truly enjoy a lot of silent dramas, but IMO the comedies are far more approachable for a modern audience. Good gateway drug. Just off the more famous films ( The Great Dictator and Modern Times and maybe City Lights for Chaplin, o…
Watching a live screening of Voices of Light[1] by Anonymous Four with Passion of Joan of Arc in college was one of the best cinematic experiences of my life. Absolute perfection.