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Kornhaber, Donna, 1979-

Charlie Chaplin, director [electronic resource] / Donna Kornhaber. - Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chaplin at Keystone, Griffith at Biograph -- The slapstick exemption -- Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, and the classical style -- Chaplin's filmmaking technique -- Chaplin's filmmaking philosophy -- A masterpiece of mediation: City lights -- 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. Part I. Chaplin in context -- Part II. The silent era -- Part III. The sound era --

ISBN: 9780810167513 0810167514

Subjects--Personal Names:
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 --Criticism and interpretation.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Motion pictures--Production and direction--United States.
Motion picture producers and directors--United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PN2287.C5 / K67 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 791.430233092