Charlie Chaplin - Chaplin's War Trilogy: An Evolving Lens in Three Dark Comedies, 1918-1947
by
Wes D. Gehring &
Conrad Lane (Foreword)
McFarland & Company (series)
by
Wes D. Gehring &
Conrad Lane (Foreword)
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Paperback Book Details
- 232 Pages
- Paperback
- Illustrated in B&W
- Released: September 4, 2014
- Originally Released: 2014
- Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Authors:
Author: | Wes D. Gehring | |
Foreword by | Conrad Lane | |
Subject: | Charlie Chaplin |
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Description by OLDIES.com:
The book examines Charlie Chaplin's evolving perspective on dark comedy in his three war films, Shoulder Arms (1918), The Great Dictator (1940), and Monsieur Verdoux (1947). In the first he uses the genre in a groundbreaking manner but yet for a pro-war cause. In Dictator dark comedy is applied in an antiwar way. In Monsieur Verdoux Chaplin embraces the genre as an individual in defense against a society out to destroy him. All three are pivotal films in the development of the genre in film, with the latter two movies being very controversial for their time.
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Product Info
- ISBN: 0786474653
- EAN: 9780786474653
- Shipping Weight: 8/lbs (approx)
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