124 years ago today...
i{1663-filename-big} Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in London, England, on April 16th, 1889!
i{1663-filename-big} Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in London, England, on April 16th, 1889!
Further to our popular first post of photographs from the Chaplin archives, here is our second selection. Enjoy and please share this post!
i{1658-filename-big} Charlie on the set of The Kid, circa 1920. Copyright © Roy Export Company Establishment
i{1657-filename-big} Paulette Goddard and Chaplin on the set of Modern Times, circa 1935. Copyright © Roy Export Company Establishment. Scan Courtesy Cineteca di Bologna
i{1647-filename-big} Paulette Goddard and Chaplin, Beverly Hills, circa 1940. Copyright © Roy Export Company Establishment. Scan Courtesy Cineteca di Bologna
i{1648-filename-big} Filming The Great Dictator, circa 1939. In Chaplin: His Life and Art, David Robinson writes, “Reginald Gardiner suffered much more than Chaplin from the experience of being strapped upside down, and only managed his lines and air of insouciance with great effort.” Copyright © Roy Export Company Establishment. Scan Courtesy Cineteca di Bologna
i{1651-filename-big} Chaplin and Martha Raye, who jokingly called each other “Chuck” and “Maggie” while working on Monsieur Verdoux in 1946. Copyright © Roy Export Company Establishment. Scan Courtesy Cineteca di Bologna
i{1650-filename-big} On the set of City Lights, circa 1930. Copyright © Roy Export Company Establishment. Scan Courtesy Cineteca di Bologna
i{1655-filename-big} Charlie Chaplin and Helen Keller meet on the set of Sunnyside, 1919. Copyright © Roy Export Company Establishment
i{1656-filename-big} Chaplin and the famous Max Linder shake hands on the set of The Adventurer, circa 1917. From the archives of Roy Export Company Establishment. Scan Courtesy Cineteca di Bologna
The Cinematheque of Bologna has taken nearly 8 years to accomplish the colossal task of scanning and indexing all Chaplin’s Archives - images, scripts, manuscripts, letters and thousands of documents such as daily production reports, drawings, press-clippings, exhibitor books, programmes…
Fantastic resource for historians, film academics, biographers, journalists etc. who can apply for a full or partial access to this material in the context of a specific project.
Chaplin fans may also have a glimpse at it here : www.charliechaplinarchive.org
Gilmar launched the Fall/Winter 2012-2013 Iceberg men collection during the Milan Fashion week last Monday with a licence for Chaplin T shirts.
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Ever wondered what it would be like to live in the home of a film legend? Wonder no more. Charlie Chaplin’s Kennington home is for sale. He lived there with his mother between 1888 and 1889.
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Arik Kafir specialty is to make photos with a single drop of water ( without Photoshop help)
FRENCH
Le collège des Crosets entre Corsier et Vevey en Suisse a décidé de se consacrer à Chaplin. Toutes les classes y ayant participé, c’est un décor entièrement Charlot qui accueille le visiteur.
Les plus petits se sont déguisés et se sont pris en photo, les plus grands ont dansé, et tous ont peint, dessiné, créé de centaines de CHARLOTS
Ils ont regardé les films, ils ont travaillé sur des mots, sur le noir et blanc, sur le mime.
Les enseignants ont pu découvrir l’ outil de travail utile que peut être Chaplin et son œuvre…pour parler de la danse, de l’histoire, du theâtre, du cinema…et peut être même pour apprendre l’anglais.
C’est un travail magnifique et impressionnant, jamais on a vu autant de Charlots en un seul endroit. BRAVO à tous.
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ENGLISH
The college des Crosets near Corsier in Switzerland decided to concentrate on Chaplin. All the classes came up with different things – and the whole school is decorated à la Chaplin.
The youngest ones dressed up and had their photos taken, the elder ones danced, and they all painted, drew, created hundreds of Chaplins.
They watched films, worked on words and on black and white, studied mime.
The teachers had the opportunity to see what a useful tool for learning Chaplin and his work can be – to study dance, history, theatre, cinema…and maybe even to learn English.
This is an incredibly wonderful exhibition – we have never seen so many Chaplins in one place. Congratulations to all.