Chaplin's Stage Career
1894 Chaplin made his debut in a club in London when he was five years old instead of his mother (her voice suddenly became hoarse). He was seriously ill when he was a child and stayed in bed for several weeks. In the evening, his mother showed him what was happening outside the window. 1900, his brother played the role of a drama cat for him in the pantomime Cinderella in the London Arena. He got a new role in 1903, and later he got his first official role in Shylock? The newsboy in Sherlock Holmes. He played this role until 1906. After that, I worked in the Acrobatic Troupe, and the next year I worked in Fred. Carnaud plays the clown in his comedy troupe.
Chaplin immigrated to America.
According to American immigration records, Charlie? Chaplin entered the United States with the Carnaud pantomime troupe on 19 12 10.02. At that time, the members of the Carnaud pantomime troupe also included Stan? Laurel, Chaplin and laurel shared a room in the hotel. Later, laurel returned to England, while Chaplin stayed in the United States. At that time, film director Mike? Senate hired Chaplin after seeing his performance. Where are Chaplin and comedian Mabel? Normand cooperates. From 19 14 to 1923, Chaplin shot a large number of short films and became a world-renowned comedian with superb pantomime skills and perfect screen image? In fact, he can be said to be the first world star. Chaplin set up his own film company so that he could control his own films.
In Carnaud Theatre, Chaplin has many opportunities to tour, and he hopes to go to the United States. 19 12 years, Chaplin's dream came true, and his performance in the United States was a sensation, which aroused the interest of American filmmakers. In the loneliest period, the turning point of his life came slowly. At that time, Seinat, the boss of Keystone Company, took a fancy to this young man from a foreign country, and Chaplin began his long-awaited actor life.
Chaplin played various roles in Kingston, most of which were fierce, frivolous, loose, cunning and ugly. These characters conform to Kay Dong Si's "ideal", but they are not in harmony with Chaplin's unique comedy skills. Chaplin once said: I don't like my early movies very much, because I can't control myself easily in these movies. One or two cream cakes may fly to people's faces, which may be a little funny. However, if the whole comedy only relies on this method, the film will soon become monotonous and boring. Maybe I can't always achieve my intention, but I prefer a playful gesture to a vulgar behavior to win laughter.
Based on his nature as a real artist, Chaplin became more and more aware of the special significance of humor to the foundation of life. He began to get rid of the early funny movies and gradually combined serious themes with the traditional techniques of comedy movies very skillfully. In Chaplin's satirical films, his "A Dog's Life" shot at 19 18 occupies a special position. In this film, deep thought replaces laughter, and melancholy replaces ridicule. Through this film, he gave up the abuse of vulgar taste and replaced his pure physiological smile with a thought-provoking smile; Replace laughter with a sympathetic smile. Charlot, an "immortal vagrant", slept on the street and was humiliated everywhere. When he came out of the employment agency, he was at a loss to see several dogs fighting for a bone. This bitter stroke is a true portrayal of cruel life and Chaplin's childhood.
1918 65438+1October 2 1 day, Chaplin's own studio was officially completed. On this day, he happily put on the world-famous Charlot leather shoes and stepped on the wet concrete floor.
Chaplin tried to reflect the characteristics of the times through movies. He said that the tragic factors in creating comedies often lead to ridicule, which is a kind of resistance.
1929 The economic crisis from the United States quickly swept the whole capitalist world. At this time, "City Lights" describes that Charlot fell in love with a blind girl selling flowers, but the blind girl mistakenly thought that he was a millionaire. In order to treat the flower girl and save money, Charlot suffered a lot to get a sum of money. Only when the flower girl's eyes were cured did she know that her benefactor was a beggar-like poor man.
The film that asks incisively and profoundly is Modern Times. Greedy capitalists, in pursuit of profits, regardless of the lives of workers, increased their labor intensity indefinitely, and even invented the "eating machine" in a whimsical way, even the short lunch time of workers was not spared. Charlot was sent to the hospital because he was working by the conveyor belt all day, mechanically repeating the monotonous work of screwing the screws. However, when his illness was cured, he lost his job. This film is not only profound in thought, but also perfect in acting.
Mr. Verdu condemned warmongers and arms dealers and described how Verdu, a bank clerk, worked faithfully for 20 years and was exploited. He was kicked out of the bank in the economic crisis and was forced to commit crimes to support his family. Verdu was arrested for murder and sentenced to death. He said: "kill a person and call him a criminal;" Killed millions of people and called him a hero. In this world, as long as you have strength, you can succeed? "
Therefore, the American government persecuted Chaplin. Mr. Verdu is banned in many big cities in America. 1947 12. Chaplin published an article entitled "I declared war on Hollywood" in a Paris newspaper, complaining to the world about his persecution.
1952 In September, Chaplin planned to travel to Europe for half a year in order to attend the premiere of "Stage Career" held in European countries. He took his family with him. When the ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean, the radio broadcast a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, saying that the government would refuse Chaplin re-entry. When the ship docked in France, Chaplin made a speech to 100 reporters. He said, "I believe in freedom, and that's all my political views? I am for everyone, this is my nature. " He added, "I don't want to create a revolution, but I have to make some movies."
1at the beginning of 953, ona returned to the United States on behalf of her husband to attend the American board of directors, sold all Chaplin's property in the United States, and shipped his manuscripts, movies and other precious materials to Switzerland. From then on, Chaplin made up his mind never to return to America. Since then, he has settled down in the scenic town of Vif on the north bank of Lake Geneva. Since he settled in Switzerland, Chaplin began to write his memoirs. At the end of 1950s, he wrote 400,000 words of My Autobiography, and he recalled his life of hard struggle with amazing memory.
With the arrival of 1960s, Chaplin's fate in America changed again. From 65438 to 0963, he organized his own film festival in new york. 1972, in the warmest and longest applause in Oscar history, he won the Oscar Special Achievement Award from the American Film Academy. 1972 When he visited the United States, Chaplin, 83, said that he had long given up his radical political views.
197765438+On February 25th, the 88-year-old world outstanding comedian passed away.
McCarthyism
Although Chaplin was very successful and lived in the United States from 19 14 to 1952, he retained British citizenship. During McCarthyism, he was accused of "non-American behavior" and was suspected of leaning towards the * * * production party. John? Edgar. Hoover ordered the FBI to secretly collect information about Chaplin and establish secret files. Hoover also tried to expel Chaplin. After Chaplin called for the opening of the second European battlefield in 1942, the pressure of the FBI on Chaplin increased. The pressure reached its peak in the late1965-438+0940s, and the US Congress threatened to interrogate him. But in the end, the threat didn't come true, probably because the politicians who opposed him were afraid that he would satirize and mock the interrogator's talent.
Chaplin left the United States on 1952. He had planned to visit his hometown in England briefly. After hearing the news, Hoover negotiated with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service and cancelled Chaplin's entry permit. Chaplin decided to stay in Europe. He lives in Warwick, Switzerland. During this period, he traveled around the world and was received by Picasso, the Queen of England, the French President, Khrushchev, Zhou Enlai and others. 1972 Mr. and Mrs. He paid a short visit to the United States to receive the Academy Honorary Award. Although he returned to the United States at the invitation of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American authorities only issued him a one-time entry visa for two months. But by this time, the political sentiment against Chaplin in the American public had disappeared, and his return visit was very successful.
Chaplin won an Oscar.
Chaplin won the academy honorary award twice. 1929 When the Academy Awards were first presented on May 6th, there was no voting procedure today, and the differences between awards were very vague. Chaplin was originally nominated as best actor and best comedy director for his film Circus, but his nomination was later withdrawn. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to award him a special prize in recognition of his diversity and genius in circus performance, cooperation, director and production. The only other film that won a special prize was Jazz Singer.
Forty-four years later, at the end of 1972, Chaplin won the second honorary award for his "inestimable contribution to the film art of this century". Chaplin returned to America. In addition to winning the prize, he also won the longest standing salute in the history of the Oscar. In the star-studded venue, the audience stood up and applauded for five minutes.
Chaplin was also nominated for best picture, best actor and best original screenplay for The Great Dictator, and for best original screenplay for Mr. Wanderer. Chaplin looked down on the Academy Awards when he made his own films. His son, Charlie Junior, wrote that Chaplin regarded the golden award he won in 1929 as a joke of a craftsman, so people in Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were very dissatisfied with him in the 1930 s.
Chaplin's last two films are King of New York (1957) and Sophia? Roland and Malone? Countess Brando from Hong Kong (1967)
People often overlook that Chaplin also won the Academy Award. In 1973, he and Claire gave him 1952? Bloom's Stage Career won the Best Original Music Award. Buster in the film? Keaton also appeared, which was the only time that two great comedians appeared at the same time. Because of the political difficulties Chaplin faced at that time, the film was never staged in Los Angeles, which was one of the conditions for being nominated. This condition was not reached until 1972.
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