The Essential Chaplin

Overview

Richard Schickel, the distinguished film critic, here gives us an indispensable collection of thirty-three essays on Chaplin's life and art. From a broad range of writings he has selected the most provocative and insightful criticisms of the great comedian's beginnings through his early films, his mid-life crisis, and his late works. Chaplin's film techniques and artistry, and his impact on the culture, are tellingly analyzed. The contributors include Andrew Sarris, James Agee, Dwight Macdonald, Robert Warshow, David Thomson, Gilbert Seldes, Alistair Cooke, Frances Hackett, Robert E. Sherwood, Stark Young, Penelope Gilliatt, Edmund Wilson, Stanley Kauffmann, Alexander Woollcott, George Jean Nathan, Winston Churchill, Max Eastman, Graham Greene, Otis Ferguson, Andre Bazin, Walter Kerr, J. Hoberman, and others.

Details

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Published

2006-05-25

Pages

315

Language

EN

Categories

Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism, Performing Arts / Comedy

ISBN-13

9781566636827