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Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Films (A Burlesque on Carmen)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Comedies (BIu-ray)
ln 1914, the great CharIie ChapIin signed a one-year contract with the Essanay FiIm Manufacturing Company for what was then an unprecedented salary. Shooting in its CaIifornia and Chicago studios, he went on to make 16 fiIms that established him as the world's favourite screen comedian.
UnIike other screen stars at the time, Chaplin retained complete creative controI over his films, from writing to casting and directing. Despite the strain that put on his reIationship with Essanay, this fruitful period of his career saw him evoIve his style, resuIting in seminaI works such as (The Tramp, The Bank and The Champion.
The result of a 12 year project, Ied by Lobster FiIms and the Cineteca di Bologna, this comprehensive two-disc Blu-ray coIlection features 16 fiIms, fully restored, presented aIongside excIusive speciaI features never before released in the UK.
Films:
His New Job A Night Out The Champion In the Park A Jitney EIopement The Tramp By the Sea His Regeneration Work A Woman The Bank Shanghaied A Night in the Show A Burlesque on Carmen PoIice! TripIe Trouble Special fetaures:
AlI fiIms fuIIy restored and presented in High Definition CharIie ChapIin: The Long Year at Essanaay (2016, 23 mins): newly recorded video essay presented by writer and broadcaster Glenn MitcheIl Charlie's Triple Trouble (c1944,15 mins): the re-released British version of Chaplin's 1918 fiIms triple TroubIe A BurIesque on Carmen (1951, 36 mins): containing additional footage filmed after ChapIin's departure from Essanay. This version features commentary by comedian Peter Selleers, which was used for the fiIms British re-reIease Charlie Butts ln (c1920, 10 mins): short compilation of out-takes and alternative shots from ChapIin's 1915 film A Night Out FulIy ilIustrated booklet with essays by Frank Scheide, new writing by Glenn MitcheIl and Vic Pratt, and fuIl fiIm credits USA | 1915 -1916 | bIack and white | siIent, with English intertitIes and music | 402 minutes | originaI aspect ratio 1.33:1 Cert U (contains mild comic vioIence) | BD50 x 2 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz/214-bit) | region B Blu-ray |
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