Movies of the cold-faced comedian Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton was born in a family of jugglers and was influenced by juggling and burlesque performances since childhood. A little longer, he traveled around the United States performing acrobatics and burlesque performances with his family. At the beginning of the 20th century, he left the family theater troupe, played supporting roles in some funny short films, and gradually embarked on the road of making comedy films. He was a creative performing artist in the golden age of comedy. His reputation is comparable to that of Chaplin, because only he was as successful as Chaplin in creating visual images that corresponded to inner emotional states. Keaton has his own unique charm. The character he plays has no expression on his face, and even when he is "loving me and me", he is solemn and awe-inspiring.

Buster Keaton was born on October 4, 1895, in a family of jugglers in Kansas, USA. He was trained in acrobatics and burlesque performances since he was a child. Since he started acting in movies in 1917, he has developed a unique comedy style with its own unique charm. The characters he plays have expressionless faces, and they are solemn and awe-inspiring even when they are talking to each other, so he is known as a cold-faced comedian. At the same time, he can complete difficult actions without a substitute under precise calculations, and is regarded by many film critics and audiences as one of the most successful stuntmen. As a comedy icon in the American film industry, Keaton, although not well-known in China, has been as famous as Chaplin throughout the silent film era. And his achievements in action design and heroic performances directly affected Jackie Chan. In fact, although Jackie Chan was constantly challenging himself, in terms of danger, he could not surpass what Keaton had done. Jackie Chan himself admitted that many of the action designs were copied from Keaton.

Buster Keaton, H. Lloyd, H. Rondon, and Chaplin were the main members of the American comedy school throughout the silent film period, and enjoyed a high reputation among Western movie audiences. . He died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on February 1, 1966.

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