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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | David Gill, Kevin Brownlow |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1987 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Hbo Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Classics (Silents/Avant Garde) |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 026359036439 |
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Customer Reviews of Unknown Chaplin, Vol. 1: My Happiest Years
A Masterpiece... 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!
Unknown Chaplin Series
These documentaries are superbly well organized and presented. All of the work I have seen by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, including this one, has been top quality. The Unknown Chaplin set gives a behind the scenes glance at Chaplin and his working methods. It includes alot of rare footage, some of it never before seen in public. James Mason does an excellent job narrating with his clipped British accent, and the music is well chosen and well-fitted to the sequences shown.
On another note, I did not think the introductory speech given by Geraldine Chaplin (Charlie's daughter) was of any benefit.
And I would warn customers that the copy I received was made from an original which was in bad condition (I refer to volume 1, "My Happiest Years"). There were many sequences with scratches and little blank sections...
More hidden treasures from the Chaplin family film vault
The third and final volume in the "Unknown Chaplin" series put together by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill for Thames Television, looks at some of the lost treasures that were hidden for over half a century in the Chaplin family film vault. Again the emphasis is on how simple gags eventually evolved and made their way into Chaplin's films. A home movie reveals a bit that eventually became the ballet with the globe balloon in "The Great Dictator," while some shots from the unfinished filmed "The Professor" reappears as one of the dream sequences in "Limelight." However, the centerpiece here is the restored opening sequence from "City Lights," presented with its original musical score. I stumbled across this documentary several years ago and was instantly enthralled. James Mason provides the perfect narration, where you feel he is enjoying the discoveries as much as you are as we watch Chaplin create his comic magic. "Unknown Chaplin" is an exemplary documentary treatise on one of the acknowledged masters of the cinema, showing us how he created some of the funniest sequences in movie history. Even if you have seen only bits and pieces of Chaplin's work, you will find this documentary absolutely fascinating.