Charlie Chaplin is a legendary film actor and director, who is well remembered a century later after the release of his first films. The work of "the only genius who has left the film industry" (as George Bernard Shaw called Charlie Chaplin) is close and understandable to the modern generation of viewers. In the XXI century, films with the participation of Charlie Chaplin still cause delight and positive emotions. Let's talk about some of the paintings of the great actor of cinema.
Early work
In 1917, a short comedy film "Adventurer" was published. Working on it, Charlie Chaplin acted as a director and main actor. A 24-minute cinematic story tells of a convict. Police escaped the prisoner who escaped from prison. Their task is extremely difficult, because our hero is agile and cunning.
1920s movies
In 1921, Charlie Chaplin shot his first full-length picture. In the film "Kid", he took on the lead role of a five-year-old boy, Jackie Coogan, who by that time was already on the stage, despite his young age. The painting "Kid" tells the story of poor Charlie, who takes on the education of an unfortunate boy. The mother abandoned the baby almost immediately as soon as she gave birth.
"Idle Class" is a film featuring Charlie Chaplin. The picture was released in 1921. In this comedy, the great actor depicts two heroes - a tramp and an alcoholic rich man. Similar heroes find themselves in a country club. The millionaire plays golf here, and the tramp wandered here by accident. The wife of a rich man soon takes the poor for his chosen one.
In 1922, another film with the participation of Charlie Chaplin "Salary Day" appeared. He worked on the picture as a director, screenwriter, composer and producer. “Salary Day” is a story about a simple worker who has to not only work exhaustingly from early morning to night, but also endure the unbearable antics of a greedy wife.
The film "Gold Rush" (1925) belongs to the genre of adventure comedy. About $ 1 million was spent on the production of this tape. At the box office, the picture earned almost six times more. The project, in which Charlie Chaplin habitually took the director’s chair and played the main role, tells about a poor adventurer who comes to Alaska to get rich.
In 1928, viewers were introduced to another Charlie Chaplin story “Circus”. This time his hero works in a touring circus.
Famous movie
The painting "City Lights", which became a cult, was shot during the Great Depression (1931). A picture was created over several years. "City Lights" is a story about a blind girl who mistakenly mistook a familiar tramp for a wealthy aristocrat. The tramp, touched by the fate of this girl, is busy looking for money for an operation that will restore her eyesight.