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Considered one of the most important films in the history of film, as well as possibly Eisenstein's greatest work, Battleship Potemkin brought Eisenstein's theories of cinema art to the world in a powerful showcase; his emphasis on montage, his stress of intellectual contact, and his treatment of the mass instead of the individual as the protagonist. »
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This Keystone comedy, Charlie Chaplin's 33rd, is the first feature-length comedy ever made and contributed to making Chaplin and his co-star Marie Dressler major stars. Chaplin plays a con artist (not the Tramp) who talks Tillie, an innocent country lass, into taking her father's savings and running off to the city with him. »
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Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens ("A Symphony of Horror" in German) is a German Expressionist film shot in 1922 by F.W. Murnau. He had wanted to film a version of Bram Stoker's Dracula, but his studio was unable to obtain the rights to the story. Murnau decided to film his own version and made only slight changes to the story. »
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One of the first and most famous examples of German Expressionism, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari achieves most of its effectiveness and importance from brilliant mise-en-scene, primarily in the area of set design. Its lasting ability to interest contemporary viewers makes it easy to understand the film’s wide influence, extending beyond Expressionism directly to the horror genre and to films depicting a darker side of the psyche. »
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Love him or loathe him, there's no dismissing the importance of Chaplin's cinematic legacy. All the usual knockabout slapstick - including a bit of cross-dressing - abound in this early outing for the little tramp. A Woman was Charlie Chaplin's ninth film for Essanay Films. It was made in Los Angeles at the Majectic Studio. It was the third and last time Chaplin played the role of a woman on film. He played a woman in two Keystone films: The Masquerader and A Busy Day. »
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A night on the tiles ends awkwardly for Charlie Chaplin's little tramp in this silent classic created for Mutual Films. Except for a brief appearance from a Chaplin stalwart (Albert Austin as a taxi-cab driver) this is a one-hander from Chaplin as he bumbles and fumbles his way to bed. »
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The little tramp's on the lam from the rozzers, having escaped from Sing-Sing. Saving Edna Purviance from doing an Ophelia, Chaplin's cover is endangered by her jealous suitor, who somehow sees Chaplin as a potential love rival. »
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Apparently Hollywood's first comedy with a sad ending, The Bank sees Chaplin's little tramp as a down-at-heel janitor in a bank indulging in some unrequited love and a bit of Walter Mitty-ish day-dreaming. »
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This is one of Keaton's great two-reeler shorts, made just before his classic Cops and his subsequent launch into feature films. Keaton was at the peak of his comic powers here and the inventiveness never stops through all the surprising twists and turns. It all culminates in a plunge from a seventy-five-foot suspension bridge. »
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His New Profession is a 1914 American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin. The film involves Chaplin taking care of a man in a wheelchair and is a park farce on the same order as many of his earlier shorts. His New Profession was Chaplins 25th film for Keystone. »
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"Love, Locomotives and Laughs". The General is generally regarded as one of the greatest of all silent comedies. The film is based on a real incident during the American Civil War when northern soldiers hijacked a confederate train. Filled with hilarious sight gags and perfectly timed stunt work, the chase comedy is an imaginative masterpiece of dead-pan Buster Keaton comedy. »
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The Goat is a 1921 short comedy film written, directed by and starring comedian Buster Keaton. Buster is mistaken for an escaped criminal, Dead Shot Dan, leading to people that aren't chasing him, fleeing from him. Keatons' work as a performer and director is widely regarded to be some of the most innovative and important work in the history of cinema. »
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Man with a Movie Camera is an experimental 1929 silent documentary film by Russian director Dziga Vertov. This film is famous for the range of cinematic techniques Vertov invents, deploys or develops, such as double exposure, fast motion, slow motion, freeze frames, jump cuts, split screens, Dutch angles, extreme close-ups, tracking shots, footage played backwards, animations, and a self-reflexive storyline. »
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Short Animation about a zealous butterfly collector. A collector is hunting butterflies in a frenzy manner. He's so engrossed in his chase that he does not see the cliff coming. »
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Short Animation about a zealous butterfly collector. A collector is hunting butterflies in a frenzy manner. He's so engrossed in his chase that he does not see the cliff coming. »
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Charlie Chaplins Burlesque on Carmen was Chaplins 13th film for Essanay Films. It was released in 1915 and then later recut into a different version in 1916. Charlie Chaplin played Dain Hosiery and Edna Purviance played Carmen. Carmen was very popular at this time and one of the reasons Chaplin decided to create his own comedy version on the opera. »
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Easy Street is a 1917 short comedy film by Charlie Chaplin. It takes place on a street similar to where Chaplin himself was born, a despairing world beset by gangs, domestic violence, alcoholics and a tenuous authority represented by the church and police. In the film, the police are failing to maintain law and order and so it is Chaplin, as the Little Tramp character, that steps forward (rather reluctantly) to rid the street of bullies, help the poor, save women from madmen and generally keep the peace. »
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Charlie is trying to get a job in a movie. After causing difficulty on the set he is told to help the carpenter When one of the actors on a movie set doesnt show up, Charlie gets his chance to be on camera and replaces the actor. While waiting, he plays in a dice game and gets on many people's nerves. When he finally gets to act, he ruins his scene, accidentally destroys the set, and tears the skirt of the star of the movie. »
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In the Park was Charlie Chaplin's fourth film released in 1915 by Essanay Films. It was his third film while at the Niles Essanay Studio. It was one of several films Charlie Chaplin created in a park setting.A tramp steals a girl's handbag, but when he tries to pick Charlie's pocket loses his cigarettes and matches. »
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Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house, but Edna, the house's owner, catches them and calls the police. Charlie, however, manages to charm his way out of trouble .... at least for the moment. Police was Charlie Chaplin's 14th released film from Essanay. It was made at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. »
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The Floorwalker was Charlie Chaplin's first Mutual Film Company made in 1916. Chaplin's Little Tramp has the misfortune of walking into a department store right when a lookalike is robbing the safe of the store manager. It was noted for the first 'running staircase' used in films. Edna Purviance played a minor role as a secretary to the store manager, played by Eric Campbell. »
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In 'A Night At The Show' Chaplin played two roles: one as Mr. Pest and one as Mr. Rowdy. The film was created from Chaplin's stage work from a play called 'A Night at an English Music Hall' with the Karno Company from London. Chaplin performed this play during his U.S. tours with Karno and decided to bring some of this play to his film work. »
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A Jitney Elopement was Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Essanay Films. It starred Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance as lovers, with Edna wanting Charlie to take her away from an arranged marriage her father (played by Fred Goodwins) had planned for her. Charlie does take her away in a jitney, a popular name for the Model T Ford in the United States between 1914 and 1916. »
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