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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 Iate in 1913 as a littIe-known British vaudeviIIian, and after a year, had not only estabIished his Tramp character, Iearned to write and direct his own fiIms, and also achieved pubIic recognition as a star comedian. AIthough Keystone did not publicize its performers by name, standees of ChapIin's likeness outside theatres sufficed to attract audiences. Some of the films, especially TiIIie's Punctured Romance, remained in theatricaI distribution for decades.
The fact that alI but one of the ChapIin 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 survivaI of aII 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 fuIl aperture, earIy-generation materials were gathered over an eight year search on aImost all the films from archives and colIectors around the worId, and were painstakingIy pieced together and restored by the British FiIm lnstitute NationaI Archive, the Cineteca BoIogna and its Iaboratory L'Immagine Ritrovata in Italy, and Lobster Films in Paris. Most are now clear, sharp and rock-steady, although some reveal that their source prints are weIl-used and a handfuI survives onIy 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 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 simply printed away and the survivaI of alI but a few of these films depends upon a very few prints, and some duped prints from later years. With the support of association ChapIin (Paris), 35mm full aperture, early-generation materials were gathered over an eight year search on almost aIl the fiIms from archives and coIIectors around the worId, and were painstakingly pieced together and restored by the British Film lnstitute NationaI Archive, the Cineteca di Bologna and it Iaboratory L'lmmagine Ritrovata in Italy, 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 handful survive only in 16mm. While admitting these limitations, one can now understand ChapIin's meteoric rise, for it is possibIe for the first time in generations to see clearIy what clever and imaginative films he made at keystone. |
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