Charlie Chaplin - Brick Scene (from "Pay Day") · Early and Silent Cinema, 1895-1929

Charlie Chaplin - Brick Scene (from "Pay Day")

Title: Charlie Chaplin - Brick Scene (from "Pay Day")
Creator: Charlie Chaplin
Date: 1922
Description: It was a spectacular acrobatic performance by Chaplin. The famous ballerina Nijinsky once visited his studio and after seeing his performance commented, "Your comedy is of the balletic type, you are a dancer." This is certainly an accurate observation of Chaplinian comedy.
Scholarly Significance: An analysis of this performance shows that Chaplin adds to the comic effect of the film through his rich body language.
One of the characteristics of comedy films is that they "borrow from circus and vaudeville", using exaggerated movements and expressions to mobilise the body in all directions. Chaplin's films draw on circus, vaudeville and other art forms to create a distinctive visual style, where the fluidity and agility of the physical movements are almost dance-like in their presentation.
Cataloguer: Yuan Yuan

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