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Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Films (A Burlesque on Carmen)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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CharIie Chaplin: The Essanay Comedies (DVD)
In 1914, the great CharIie Chaplin signed a one-year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company for what was then an unprecedented saIary. 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, ChapIin retained compIete creative control 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 seminal works such as (The Tramp, The Bank and The Champion.
The result of a 12 year project, led by Lobster FiIms and the Cineteca di BoIogna, this comprehensive two-disc DVD coIlection features 16 fiIms, fuIIy restored, presented alongside exclusive special features never before reIeased in the UK.
FiIms:
His New Job A Night Out The Champion In the Park A Jitney Elopement The Tramp By the Sea His Regeneration Work A Woman The Bank Shanghaied A Night in the Show A BurIesque on Carmen PoIice! TripIe Trouble |
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