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The Essential Chaplin. Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian.
Richard . Ed(S): Schnickel
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Paperback. Editor(s): Schnickel, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
At age twenty-eight, Charlie Chaplin was a millionaire and one of the world's most famous personalities. He had grown rich playing the poorest of men. He was to go on playing unforgettable characters in timeless films, but now the psychology of celebrity began both to drive and to damage his creativity. Richard Schickel, the distinguished film critic, has called Chaplin the first victim of modern celebrity culture, “driven by his relentless ego, by his helpless need for an audience to dominate, to lead. All the tragedies of his life stemmed from those drives and needs.” Mr. Schickel is the rarest ... Read more
At age twenty-eight, Charlie Chaplin was a millionaire and one of the world's most famous personalities. He had grown rich playing the poorest of men. He was to go on playing unforgettable characters in timeless films, but now the psychology of celebrity began both to drive and to damage his creativity. Richard Schickel, the distinguished film critic, has called Chaplin the first victim of modern celebrity culture, “driven by his relentless ego, by his helpless need for an audience to dominate, to lead. All the tragedies of his life stemmed from those drives and needs.” Mr. Schickel is the rarest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566637015
SKU
V9781566637015
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About Richard . Ed(S): Schnickel
Richard Schickel, longtime film critic for Time magazine, also contributes regularly to the Los Angeles Times. He has written biographies of Clint Eastwood, Marlon Brando, James Cagney, D. W. Griffith, Cary Grant, and Walt Disney, as well as Matinee Idylls, The Men Who Made the Movies, Intimate Strangers, Woody Allen, and a memoir, Good Morning, Mr. Zip Zip Zip. His ... Read more
Reviews for The Essential Chaplin. Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian.
The Essential Chaplin stresses the significance of Charlie’s oeuvre and directs the audience to its most hilarious films.
The Wall Street Journal
A wonderfully put-together overview of Chaplin's life and art.
Ina Hughes
News-Sentinel
[An] intrinsically valuable new anthology.
Scott Eyman
The New York Observer
A fascinating compilation...For fans, this book is ... Read more
The Wall Street Journal
A wonderfully put-together overview of Chaplin's life and art.
Ina Hughes
News-Sentinel
[An] intrinsically valuable new anthology.
Scott Eyman
The New York Observer
A fascinating compilation...For fans, this book is ... Read more