“So essentially human”: The appeal of Charles Chaplin’s shoulder arms in Britain, 1918
“So essentially human”: The appeal of Charles Chaplin’s shoulder arms in Britain, 1918
This article outlines the British context for the reception of Charles Chaplin's Shoulder Arms in 1918/19 and argues that the function of Chaplin’s persona and comedy technique contributed to the increasing acceptance of cinema as an integral element of everyday life. I demonstrate that Chaplin was the symbol of cinema as art and entertainment which was a central pillar in the cinema industry's vision of its place post-war British society.
Hammond, Michael
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Hammond, Michael
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Hammond, Michael
(2010)
“So essentially human”: The appeal of Charles Chaplin’s shoulder arms in Britain, 1918.
Journal for Early Popular Visual Culture.
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Abstract
This article outlines the British context for the reception of Charles Chaplin's Shoulder Arms in 1918/19 and argues that the function of Chaplin’s persona and comedy technique contributed to the increasing acceptance of cinema as an integral element of everyday life. I demonstrate that Chaplin was the symbol of cinema as art and entertainment which was a central pillar in the cinema industry's vision of its place post-war British society.
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Accepted/In Press date: June 2010
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