Charles Maland focuses on the cultural sources of the on-and-off, love-hate affair between Chaplin and the American public that was perhaps the stormiest in American stardom.
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In the centenary of his birth, much has already been published about one of the most closely scrutinized figures in film history. Maland's intention is take Charlie in the "context" of his times, to examine how he fell from grace (and was rehabilitated), both as a film artist and as a public figure. Maland is stronger on the latter, detailing Chaplin's agonizing paternity suit and his subsequent political persecution and final exile to Switzerland. But there is little new here, either in material unearthed or fresh insights. The superior work on the same subject is David Robinson's Chaplin: The Mirror of Opinion (LJ 11/1/83).
- Thomas Wiener, formerly with "American Film"
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Thomas Wiener, formerly with "American Film"
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A fascinating, ambitious and incisive look at American culture and at the cinematic genius. -- Robin Lippincott, New York Times Book Review
Maland pioneers a new approach to Chaplin.... Anyone interested in Chaplin must read it. And those engaged in the task of bringing to film history a new awareness of the cultural and political context of film production and reception will find this a book to think about, argue with, and learn from. -- Tom Gunning, Film Quarterly
[Here is] the story behind Charlie Chaplin's rise and fall from grace in the public eye, his attempts to redeem his stardom, his twenty-year banishment from the United States, and his qualified rapprochement.... [Maland] puts us in touch with those times past but also confronts us with those still-lurking societal instincts that urge a culture's killing of its prophets. -- Gerard Molyneaux, Flashback
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This review is from: Chaplin and American Culture (Paperback)
Maland offers a very interesting and well-researched perspective in this ambitious project. He does not give us a strait-forward biography but rather shows how profoundly Chaplin affected American Culture and vice-versa. In framing his analysis, Maland references movie reviews, the press, promotional materials released by the studios, and (most informatively) Chaplin's movies. I recommend this book not only to those interested in Charlie Chaplin, but also to those wanting to learn more about the culture of fear and propaganda that prevailed before and after World War II.
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Reeves, suspecting that the telegram must be referring to one of his featured players, Charles Chaplin, showed it to him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
guarded restoration, second front speeches, submerged autobiography, aesthetic contract, security index card, star image, auteur approach, personal genre, reentry permit, genteel critics, intellectual montage, civil rights charges, divorce complaint, comic persona, leftist press, film style, publicity staff, newspaper reviewers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Monsieur Verdoux, The Great Dictator, Los Angeles, The Gold Rush, Charlie Chaplin, United Artists, Soviet Union, First National, Charles Chaplin, Cold War, New Republic, Mann Act, Popular Front, Joan Barry, Lita Grey, Herald Tribune, Shoulder Arms, Chicago Tribune, Liberty Loan, San Francisco, The Idle Class, The Pilgrim, Motion Picture Magazine New!
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Reeves, suspecting that the telegram must be referring to one of his featured players, Charles Chaplin, showed it to him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
guarded restoration, second front speeches, submerged autobiography, aesthetic contract, security index card, star image, auteur approach, personal genre, reentry permit, genteel critics, intellectual montage, civil rights charges, divorce complaint, comic persona, leftist press, film style, publicity staff, newspaper reviewers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Monsieur Verdoux, The Great Dictator, Los Angeles, The Gold Rush, Charlie Chaplin, United Artists, Soviet Union, First National, Charles Chaplin, Cold War, New Republic, Mann Act, Popular Front, Joan Barry, Lita Grey, Herald Tribune, Shoulder Arms, Chicago Tribune, Liberty Loan, San Francisco, The Idle Class, The Pilgrim, Motion Picture Magazine New!
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