| Re: Silent Films
Ravenus: Keaton is definitely worth checking out... Check to see which films he actually directed; because, once the studio started deciding who directed the film, they began to completely override his artistic decisions, much to the detriment of the films (I mean, casting him opposite Jimmy Durante????). But Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd remain the three geniuses of silent comedy, and each has plenty of things from the period well worth watching....
A few suggestions on Keaton:
The General
The Projectionist
Spite Marriage
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Also, if you can find it, a short by the title (if I'm remembering correctly) of The Theatre, where Buster played literally every part in it ... including scenes where you see the audience, where he played everything from an old man to a baby....
If you like these, let me know, and I'll give you some more titles.... |