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1、0 1 2 3 4 Charles Spencer ChaplinCharles Spencer ChaplinOverview of His LifeOverview of His Life0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 50 1 2 3 4 40 1 2 3 4 30 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 PICTURESTART0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 Born16April1889(1889-04-16)Walworth,London,EnglandDied25December1977(aged88)Vevey,SwitzerlandOccupa
2、tionActor,filmdirector,filmproducer,screenwriter,composer,mimeYearsactive189519761Spouse(s)MildredHarris(m.19181921)LitaGrey(m.19241927)PauletteGoddard(m.19361942)OonaONeill(m.19431977CharlesSpencerChaplin0 1 2 3 4 Chaplin was one of the most creative and influential personalities of the silent-film
3、 era. He was influenced by his predecessor, the French silent movie comedian Max Linder, to whom he dedicated one of his films.5 His working life in entertainment spanned over 75 years, from the Victorian stage and the Music Hall in the United Kingdom as a child performer, until close to his death a
4、t the age of 88. His high-pro and private life encompassed both adulation and controversy. Chaplins identification with the left ultimately forced him to resettle in Europe during the McCarthy era in the early 1950s. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Chaplin the 10th greatest male screen l
5、egend of all time.6 In 2021, Martin Sieff, in a review of the book Chaplin: A Life, wrote: Chaplin was not just big, he was gigantic. In 1915, he burst onto a war-torn world bringing it the gift of comedy, laughter and relief while it was tearing itself apart through World War I. Over the next 25 ye
6、ars, through the Great Depression and the rise of Adolf Hitler, he stayed on the job. . It is doubtful any individual has ever given more entertainment, pleasure and relief to so many human beings when they needed it the most.7 George Bernard Shaw called Chaplin the only genius to come out of the mo
7、vie industry.0 1 2 3 4 ChildhoodCharles Spencer Chaplin was born in London, England, on April 16th 1889. His father was a versatile vocalist and actor; and his mother, known under the stage name of Lily Harley, was an attractive actress and singer, who gained a reputation for her work in the light o
8、pera field. Charlie was thrown on his own resources before he reached the age of ten as the early death of his father and the subsequent illness of his mother made it necessary for Charlie and his brother, Sydney, to fend for themselves.Having inherited natural talents from their parents, the youngs
9、ters took to the stage as the best opportunity for a career. Charlie made his professional debut as a member of a juvenile group called “The Eight Lancashire Lads and rapidly won popular favour as an outstanding tap dancer.0 1 2 3 4 The Masterpiece FeaturesThe Masterpiece FeaturesCityLights(1931)Mod
10、ern Times (1936)The Great Dictator(1940)1230 1 2 3 4 CityLights(1931)“City Lights“City Lights proved to be the hardest and longest undertaking of Chaplins proved to be the hardest and longest undertaking of Chaplins career. By the time it was completed he had spent two years and eight months career.
11、 By the time it was completed he had spent two years and eight months on the work, with almost 190 days of actual shooting. The marvel is that the on the work, with almost 190 days of actual shooting. The marvel is that the finished film betrays nothing of this effort and anxiety. Even before he beg
12、an finished film betrays nothing of this effort and anxiety. Even before he began City Lights the sound film was firmly established. This new revolution was a City Lights the sound film was firmly established. This new revolution was a bigger challenge to Chaplin than to other silent stars. His Tram
13、p character was bigger challenge to Chaplin than to other silent stars. His Tramp character was universal. His mime was understood in every part of the world. But if the Tramp universal. His mime was understood in every part of the world. But if the Tramp now began to speak in English, that world-wi
14、de audience would instantly shrink. now began to speak in English, that world-wide audience would instantly shrink. Chaplin boldly solved the problem by ignoring speech, and making City Lights in Chaplin boldly solved the problem by ignoring speech, and making City Lights in the way he had always wo
15、rked before, as a silent film. However he astounded the way he had always worked before, as a silent film. However he astounded the press and the public by composing the entire score for “City Lightsthe press and the public by composing the entire score for “City Lights. The . The premieres were amo
16、ng the most brilliant the cinema had ever seen. In Los premieres were among the most brilliant the cinema had ever seen. In Los Angeles, Chaplins guest was Albert Einstein; while in London Bernard Shaw sat Angeles, Chaplins guest was Albert Einstein; while in London Bernard Shaw sat beside him. “Cit
17、y Lightsbeside him. “City Lights was a critical triumph. All Chaplins struggles and was a critical triumph. All Chaplins struggles and anxieties, it seemed, were compensated by the film which still appears as the anxieties, it seemed, were compensated by the film which still appears as the zenith of
18、 his achievement and reputation.zenith of his achievement and reputation.0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 Modern Times (1936)Chaplinwasacutelypreoccupiedwiththesocialandeconomicproblemsofthisnewage.In1931and1932hehadleftHollywoodbehind,toembarkonan18-monthworldtour.InEurope,hehadbeendisturbedtoseetheriseofnation
19、alismandthesocialeffectsoftheDepression,ofunemploymentandofautomation.Hereadbooksoneconomictheory;anddevisedhisownEconomicSolution,anintelligentexerciseinutopianidealism,basedonamoreequitabledistributionnotjustofwealthbutofwork.In1931hetoldanewspaperinterviewer,“Unemploymentisthevitalquestion.Machin
20、eryshouldbenefitmankind.Itshouldnotspelltragedyandthrowitoutofwork.0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 Whenwriting“TheGreatDictatorWhenwriting“TheGreatDictatorin1939,ChaplinwasasfamousworldwideasHitler,andhisin1939,ChaplinwasasfamousworldwideasHitler,andhisTrampcharacterworethesamemoustache.Hedecidedtopithiscelebri
21、tyandhumouragainsttheTrampcharacterworethesamemoustache.Hedecidedtopithiscelebrityandhumouragainstthedictatorsowncelebrityandevil.Hebenefitedifthatistherightwordforit,giventhetimesfromdictatorsowncelebrityandevil.Hebenefitedifthatistherightwordforit,giventhetimesfromhis“reputationhis“reputationasaJe
22、w,whichhewasnot(hesaid“IdonothavethatpleasureasaJew,whichhewasnot(hesaid“Idonothavethatpleasure).Inthefilm).InthefilmChaplinplaysadualroleaJewishbarberwholosthismemoryinaplaneaccidentinthefirstwar,ChaplinplaysadualroleaJewishbarberwholosthismemoryinaplaneaccidentinthefirstwar,andspentyearsinhospital
23、beforebeingdischargedintoanantisemitecountrythathedoesnotandspentyearsinhospitalbeforebeingdischargedintoanantisemitecountrythathedoesnotunderstand,andHynkel,thedictatorleaderofPtomania,whosearmiesaretheforcesoftheDoubleunderstand,andHynkel,thedictatorleaderofPtomania,whosearmiesaretheforcesoftheDou
24、bleCross,andwhowilldoanythingalongthoselinestoincreasehispossibilitiesforbecomingemperorofCross,andwhowilldoanythingalongthoselinestoincreasehispossibilitiesforbecomingemperoroftheworld.Chaplinsaimisobvious,andthefilmendswithanowfamousandhumanitarianspeechtheworld.Chaplinsaimisobvious,andthefilmendswithanowfamousandhumanitarianspeechmadebythebarber,speakingChaplinsownwords.madebythebarber,speakingChaplinsownwords.0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 TheEnd
