Charlie Chaplin, Director / Donna Kornhaber.

Author/creator Kornhaber, Donna, 1979-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoEvanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2014.
Descriptionxiii, 341 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977--Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture producers and directors--United States.
Motion pictures--Production and direction. --United States.

Contents Part I. Chaplin in context -- Chaplin at Keystone, Griffith at Biograph -- The slapstick exemption -- Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, and the classical style -- Part II. The silent era -- Chaplin's filmmaking technique -- Chaplin's filmmaking philosophy -- A masterpiece of mediation: City lights -- Part III. The sound era -- Dangerous voices: modern times and the great dictator -- Substituting speech for style: Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight, and A king in New York -- Return to form: A countess from Hong Kong -- Epilogue: the Chaplin century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 325-334) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013035621
ISBN9780810129528 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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