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Charles Chaplin

Cultural Critique, Silent Film Style
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Cultural Critique, Silent Film Style

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Michael Barrett
/ 16 March 2016

These five silent films reveal details about life in America, Germany and France between one colossal war and another.

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The Three Stooges’ Chaotic Neutrality in ‘I Can Hardly Wait’

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Kit MacFarlane
/ 8 August 2012
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100 Essential Directors – Charles Chaplin

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Stuart Henderson
/ 12 August 2011
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The 100 Essential Directors Part 2: Robert Bresson to David Cronenberg

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PopMatters Staff
/ 4 August 2011
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Unknown Chaplin: The Master at Work (1986)

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Dante A. Ciampaglia
/ 2 February 2006

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