2011, ISBN: 9781628721850

A Life, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), A ';fascinating' psychological portrait of Charlie Chaplin and the painful childhood that shaped his comedic masterpieces (Booklist). After nearly … More...

A Life, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), A ';fascinating' psychological portrait of Charlie Chaplin and the painful childhood that shaped his comedic masterpieces (Booklist). After nearly a century, Charlie Chaplin's ';Little Tramp' is still one of the most identifiable figures in the history of film. An actor, writer, director, producer, editor, and composer, he revolutionized cinema, and set a standard for both screen comedy and heart-crushing pathos. His masterpieces include City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, and The Gold Rush. But how did this young boy, born in London in dire poverty to an alcoholic father and syphilitic mother, who labored in workhouses when he was only eight years oldand who was eventually consigned to the Hanwell School for the Orphaned and Destitutebecome one of the most celebrated, pivotal, and beloved icons in the entire world? In this singular biography of Chaplin, Dr. Stephen M. Weissman adapts his professional understanding of the relationship between childhood experience and adult creativity to provide an in-depth look at the screen legendboth his conscious and unconscious distortions of the past in the name of art, and the turbulent, seemingly inescapable grimness of the era that shaped him. ';Psychiatrist Weissman offers a fascinating, analytic portrait of a most complex man, who from 1915 to the mid-1930s was the most famous person in the worldBesides being a captivating psychological study of a seminal figure in motion-picture history, the book is an engaging survey of early Hollywood filmmaking.'Booklist, [PU: Arcade Publishing], Seiten: 320, Arcade Publishing, 2011<

ISBN: 9781628721850

“Chaplin is arguably the single most important artist produced by the cinema,” wrote film critic Andrew Sarris. Born in London in 1889, Charlie Chaplin grew up in dire poverty… More...

“Chaplin is arguably the single most important artist produced by the cinema,” wrote film critic Andrew Sarris. Born in London in 1889, Charlie Chaplin grew up in dire poverty. Severe alcoholism cut short his father’s flourishing career, and his beloved mother first lost her voice, then her mind, to syphilis. How did this poor, lonely child, committed to the Hanwell School for the Orphaned and Destitute, become such an extraordinary comedian, known and celebrated worldwide? Dr. Stephen M. Weissman brilliantly illuminates both the screen legend himself and the turbulent era that shaped him. Digital Content>E-books>Movies & TV>Film Studies>Film Studies, Arcade Digital >16<

2011, ISBN: 9781628721850

A Life, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Chaplin is arguably the single most important artist produced by the cinema, wrote film critic Andrew Sarris. Born in London in 1889, Charlie Chapli… More...

A Life, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Chaplin is arguably the single most important artist produced by the cinema, wrote film critic Andrew Sarris. Born in London in 1889, Charlie Chaplin grew up in dire poverty. Severe alcoholism cut short his fathers flourishing career, and his beloved mother first lost her voice, then her mind, to syphilis. How did this poor, lonely child, committed to the Hanwell School for the Orphaned and Destitute, become such an extraordinary comedian, known and celebrated worldwide? Dr. Stephen M. Weissman brilliantly illuminates both the screen legend himself and the turbulent era that shaped him. [PU: Arcade Publishing], Seiten: 320, Arcade Publishing, 2011<

ISBN: 9781628721850

Chaplin - A Life: ab 10.87 € eBooks > Kunst, Musik & Design Simon + Schuster Inc. eBook als epub, Simon + Schuster Inc.

2011, ISBN: 9781628721850

A Life, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Arcade Publishing], Arcade Publishing, 2011