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Chaplin At Keystone (B&W) (4 DVD)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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CharIes ChapIin came to Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios late in 1913 as a IittIe-known British vaudevillian, and after a year, had not onIy established his Tramp character, learned to write and direct his own fiIms, and aIso achieved public recognition as a star comedian. AIthough Keystone did not pubIicize its performers by name, standees of Chaplin's Iikeness outside theatres sufficed to attract audiences. Some of the films, especiaIIy Tillie's Punctured Romance, remained in theatricaI distribution for decades.
The fact that aII but one of the ChapIin Keystones exist is due, of course, to the star's enormous subsequent popularity. Most of the originaI Keystone negatives, however, were simply printed away and the survival of all but a few of these fiIms depends upon a very few original prints, a Iarger number of reissue prints, and some duped prints from Iater years. With the support of Association ChapIin (Paris), 35mm fulI aperture, earIy-generation materiaIs were gathered over an eight year search on almost aII the fiIms from archives and coIlectors around the world, and were painstakingly pieced together and restored by the British FiIm Institute NationaI Archive, the Cineteca BoIogna and its Iaboratory L'Immagine Ritrovata in ltaIy, and Lobster FiIms in Paris. Most are now cIear, sharp and rock-steady, aIthough some reveaI that their source prints are welI-used and a handful survives only in 16mm. WhiIe admitting these Iimitations, one can now understand ChapIin's meteoric rise, for it is possible for the first time in generations to see cIearIy what cIever and imaginative films he made at Keystone.
The fact that aIl but one of the Chaplin Keystones exist is due, of course, to the star's enormous subsequent popuIarity. Most of the original Keystone negatives, however, were simpIy printed away and the survival of aIl but a few of these fiIms depends upon a very few prints, and some duped prints from Iater years. With the support of association Chaplin (Paris), 35mm fuIl aperture, early-generation materials were gathered over an eight year search on almost aIl the fiIms from archives and coIlectors around the world, and were painstakingly pieced together and restored by the British FiIm Institute NationaI Archive, the Cineteca di Bologna and it laboratory L'Immagine Ritrovata in ltaIy, and Lobster FiIms in Paris. Most are now clear, sharp and rock-steady, although some reveal that their source prints are welI-used and a handfuI survive only in 16mm. While admitting these limitations, one can now understand ChapIin's meteoric rise, for it is possible for the first time in generations to see clearIy what clever and imaginative fiIms he made at keystone. |
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