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Lecture 3 (2007): Chaplin, Part I

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Note: This video is from the Fall 2007 class.

This lecture explores the emergence of Charlie Chaplin in the early years of Hollywood.

Outline

  1. Movies before Chaplin
  2. Enter Chaplin
  3. Chaplin's career
    • The multiplicity principle, continued
  4. The Tramp as myth
  5. Chaplin's world—elemental themes

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