Silent Traces : Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
159580014X
ISBN-13
9781595800145
Publisher
Santa Monica Press
Imprint
Santa Monica Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 14th, 2006
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
1,058 grams
Product Classification:
Individual actors & performersFilms, cinema
Ksh 4,000.00
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Presents a look at Chaplin's work and a glimpse into Hollywood's romantic era. This is a work of cinematic archaeology which combines Chaplin's movie images with archival photographs, vintage maps, contemporary photographs and scores of comparison photographs to conjure up the silent-film era from a different perspective.
Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin is the long-awaited follow-up to John Bengtson’s critically acclaimed masterpiece Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton.
In Silent Traces, Bengtson explores the traces of early Hollywood hidden within Charlie Chaplin’s timeless films. This stunning work of cinematic archeology combines Chaplin’s movie images with archival photographs, vintage maps, and scores of then-and-now comparison photographs to conjure up the silent-movie era from an entirely new perspective.
By describing the historical settings found in such Chaplin classics as The Kid, City Lights, and Modern Times, Bengtson illuminates both Chaplin’s genius and the evolving city that served as a backdrop for his art. Part time machine, part detective story, Silent Traces presents a unique look at Chaplin’s work, and a captivating glimpse into Hollywood’s most romantic era.
In Silent Traces, Bengtson explores the traces of early Hollywood hidden within Charlie Chaplin’s timeless films. This stunning work of cinematic archeology combines Chaplin’s movie images with archival photographs, vintage maps, and scores of then-and-now comparison photographs to conjure up the silent-movie era from an entirely new perspective.
By describing the historical settings found in such Chaplin classics as The Kid, City Lights, and Modern Times, Bengtson illuminates both Chaplin’s genius and the evolving city that served as a backdrop for his art. Part time machine, part detective story, Silent Traces presents a unique look at Chaplin’s work, and a captivating glimpse into Hollywood’s most romantic era.
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