Known for mimes, the artist of O Vagabundo and O Grande Dictador was born 132 years ago
Vittoria Campos | @camposvitoria (under the supervision of Isabella Guiducci) Published on 16/04/2021 at 18h33
When we talk about silent cinema, it is Charlie Chaplin Who comes to the head. The actor had an excellent career spanning over 75 years with art and dedicated films and comedy films. also known as Charlie BrownStar was born on April 16, 1889, 132 years ago.
Chaplin He was a versatile artist, and besides being an actor, he was a filmmaker, comedian, musician, etc. Born in London, England, he was the son of one or two actors Music hall (Music is included in the theater), but lived with them until the age of three, when they were divorced.
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The beginning of a life for cinema
At the age of nine, the actor was already devoted to the stage. At the age of 19, he got a job as a mime artist in Vivid Theater. Soon, he was in the profession and in 1910, at the age of 21, he toured the United States, Fred karmo.
During the show, he was spotted by a producer who invited him to become an actor Keystone Film Company. However, later, he left Essen Studio – One of the first in the United States, and was responsible for taking advantage of the most famous character in Chaplin: rogue, or Charlie Brown.
In the project with the studio, the actor found the figure who would appear in several other films, a spoiled but elegant wayfarer, known for wearing a classic ensemble: a jacket, cane, and a bowler hat.
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With slapping and humor, he started making more films. It became easier and easier to evolve in this universe, as the artist established his own production company in 1919, Joint artist. He produced in this The boy (1921), In search of gold (1929) e Circus (19228).
With a budget of $ 900,000, Circus Earned you Oscar Honorary – is a way of recognizing the work of the academy Chaplin As producer, director, actor and screenwriter in the film.
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Sound to be heard
Mute cinema underwent changes in the late 1920s and acquired sound. However, during the 1930s, actors did not want to change the way in which they were produced, and emphasized the value of imitation.
Not yet compatible with the new style, Chaplin Presented City lights (1931), a silent film, but with synchronized music and sound effects. It didn’t take long for the artist to surrender and start using a few lines in his productions, and that’s what happened. Modern times (1937). The film had mostly silent scenes, but it marked the first time the actor’s voice was heard.
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Soon after, he launched Great dictator (1940). The production tells the story of a Jewish barber who revolts after witnessing the brutal changes in the old neighborhood. Prompted to Oscar In four categories, the film acted as a protest Hitler this is Nazism.
After launch Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Chaplin Was accused of being communist by FBI, And his visa was revoked and he was forced to leave the United States. With this, he went into exile in Switzerland in 1952 at the age of 63.
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Chaplin The last film was made in 1967, The Countess of Hong Kong. The star also returned to the USA in 1962, but only to receive Special Award from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences And soon returned to Switzerland.
In 1977, Chaplin He used a wheelchair and was in poor health. The filmmaker died at the age of 88 on 25 December of the same year. He left while he was sleeping due to a stroke.
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Charlie Chaplin It marked the history of cinema with criticism from the government and society, but it always made people laugh with simple, well-written characters. The actor is an icon of an era, and it smiles at people, and curiously, at times, even without speaking.
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