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Chaplin Happiest Years

James Mason (Actor), Albert Austin (Actor), David Gill (Director), Kevin Brownlow (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: VHS Tape
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Indispensable for any Chaplin fan and important and highly intriguing for anyone who cares about film history, this three-volume series offers the outtakes and unreleased tracks of the Little Tramp's storied career. Archivist Kevin Brownlow and David Gill meticulously and ingeniously piece together previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private collection, demonstrating in part 1 how painstakingly the director developed gags in such short films as The Cure and The Immigrant. Part 2 is less essential, but offers the famous behind-the-camera intrigue of the making of his classic City Lights, a film in which pokey perfectionist Chaplin makes Stanley Kubrick look like a caffeinated, indie tyro rushing through production. Part 3 demonstrates how Chaplin recycled ideas he discarded early in his career for use in later film. It includes a historic first--one of the first extended sequences Chaplin shot trying to break out of the Little Tramp mold. Doubly amazing is how fresh and funny and effective Chaplin's filmmaking remains today, nearly a century later. --David Kronke

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Everybody knows the hat, can, and moustache that symbolized the greatest comic ever to be captured on film. But who knows the secrets of his creative genius--the man behind the comic mask? Unknown Chaplin uses never-before-seen footage, entire scenes cut from final release prints, and footage long thought destroyed, along with interviews with some of Chaplin's closest friends and associates, to uncover the mystery, the excitement, and the laughter that were behind the scenes and in front of the cameras for Chaplin's most hilarious work.

My Happiest Years
Chaplin's earliest films relied heavily on props and sets. Footage cut from The Cure reveals how he started with only the idea for a comedy set in a spa, and then worked painstakingly through a multitude of sight gags in search of the most hilarious story that would string them all together. Another simple idea--Charlie meets a pretty girl eating in a cafe--became the springboard for The Immigrant, but only after days of footage had been shot, roles had been recast, and dozens of "bits" had been improvised, perfected, and, often as not, cut from the finished product. With these early comedies, Chaplin mastered the art of storytelling through film, leaving no stone unturned--or tripped over--in his search for comic perfection. Ultimately he would demand--and receive--total control over the movies he made.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece..., Mar 10 2004
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This review is from: Unknown Chaplin (VHS Tape)
I taped this off the air when it was first broadcast, then bought the LD's when they came out. Seeing that a DVD release is not likely, I treasure them-a wonderful documentary!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The most interesting one of all..., Nov 11 1999
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This review is from: Chaplin Happiest Years (VHS Tape)
This video is mainly outtakes and shows scenes never seen before. I think this is the most behind-the-scenes you'll get. Also shows Charlie "breaking up" in some scenes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must For Chaplin Fans, Jan 10 2011
This review is from: Unknown Chaplin (DVD)
If you love Charlie Chaplin like I do this is the best documentary series you'll ever own. Originally produced in 1982 and subsequently shown on the A&E network, the series is divided into three episodes: 1-My Happiest Years; 2-The Great Director and 3-Hidden Treasures, this series features tons of never before seen out-takes and unfinished films. You can see how Chaplin made up his films on film, refining and sometimes completely removing bits and gags that he would eventually deem not funny enough. Written and produced by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill for Thames Television in England and narrated by James Mason as Tiime magazine says "A Masterpiece".
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