Chaplin as Satyr: Mocking the Mystic Ebullience, or Life, Liberty and Prosperity in Three Chaplin Films (with an Afterword on the Final Speech from "The Great Dictator").

Corsaro, Domenic J.

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ERIC Number: EJ210735

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Publication Date: 1979

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Chaplin as Satyr: Mocking the Mystic Ebullience, or Life, Liberty and Prosperity in Three Chaplin Films (with an Afterword on the Final Speech from "The Great Dictator").

Corsaro, Domenic J.

Journal of the University Film Association, v31 n1 p33-46 Win 1979

Discusses Chaplin's use of satire in his films "Modern Times,""City Lights," and "Limelight" and how these were perceived and misunderstood by his audiences. (JMF)

Descriptors: Caricatures, Characterization, Comedy, Creativity, Film Criticism, Film Study, Films, Pantomime, Satire

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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