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Nate Butler at the Silent Movies presents Charles Chaplin in “The Pilgrim” and “Shoulder Arms”!With Live Piano Music by Nate Butler!
Saturday July 6th, 2024, at VISTA Theater, Fresno Music Academy & Arts
1298 N. Wishon Ave. Fresno CA. 93728
(just up the street from the Tower Theater, North of the corner of Olive and Wishon)
Doors open 6:30pm • Cartoons start at 7:00pm • Feature film at 8:00pm
ALL AGES WELCOME! • Admission is Pay What You Want.
Join host Nate Butler in learning more about the history of silent film, and enjoy classic comedies with live piano music!
This month we’ll be seeing two short films by Charles Chaplin!
"The Pilgrim" (1923): Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance considers “The Pilgrim” to be an important work: "The Pilgrim is one of Chaplin's richest—and most neglected—films." Vance praised the film's economy of action, classical theatrical roots (including Molière and the British music-hall), the sharp edge to the film's comedy, and the ironic ending.
Film scholar Donna Kornhaber called the film's "famous sermon in pantomime" (of the story of David and Goliath) one of Chaplin's "greatest act[s] of physical storytelling."
In the 1952 ‘Sight & Sound’ poll, the great French film critic André Bazin picked “The Pilgrim” as one of the ten greatest movies of all time.
"Shoulder Arms" (1918): This film was very revolutionary for its time, introducing a new genre of comedy. Previously, films had treated war as a serious subject; this is believed to be the first comedy film about war. “There have been learned discussions as to whether Chaplin's comedy is low or high, artistic or crude, but no one can deny that when he impersonates a screen fool he is funny. Most of those who go to find fault with him remain to laugh. They may still find fault, but they will keep on laughing." (New York Times, October 1918)
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Fresno Music Academy & Arts 1298 N. Wishon Ave. Fresno CA. 93728, Fresno, CA, United States, California 93728
