Blu-ray
Chaplin's mutual comedies, 1916-1917
Call Number
- BLU-RAY COMEDY (CEN)
Edition
Deluxe Blu-ray edition.
Languages
Silent, with musical accompaniment.
Performers
Charlie Chaplin.
Publication Information
Los Angeles, CA : Flicker Alley, [2014]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (400 minutes) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
In the movies he made for the Mutual Film Corporation, Charles Chaplin perfected what would become the famous themes and techniques of his career while simultaneously creating the short films that many critics and enthusiasts now regard as his best work. Flicker Alley and The Blackhawk Films Collection are proud to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Little Tramp with the premiere of Chaplin's Mutual Comedies. The collection features 12 newly restored films, all scanned under the aegis of Association Chaplin at a resolution of 2,000 lines from original 35mm prints gathered from archives all over the world, then digitally assembled and restored, a collaborative effort of Lobster Films in Paris and L'Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, Italy. Each film offers the option of either improvised piano accompaniment or a full orchestral score. Among the many well-known composers and musicians featured are Eric Beheim, Neil Brand, Timothy Brock, Antonio Coppola, Carl Davis, Stephen Horne, Robert Israel, the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Maud Nelissen, Donald Sosin, and Gabriel Thibaudeau.
Notes
Originally released as individual short films 1916-1917.
Bonus features: The birth of the tramp, a 63-minute documentary by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange, which chronicles Chaplin's rise to stardom in concordance with early cinema's growth from fairground attraction into an international industry ; Chaplin's Goliath, by director Kevin Macdonald, which tells the story of Charlie's nemesis Eric Campbell, who achieved screen immortality with his appearances in eleven of these comedies.
Contents
- Floorwalker Fireman Vagabond One a.m. Count Pawnshop Behind the screen Rink Easy Street Cure Immigrant Adventurer Birth of the tramp Chaplin's Goliath