1914 - War Were Declared (With Marco Rummo)

It’s the beginning of Charlie Chaplin and the end of the world! (not related). That’s right, World War I is breaking out and everything is falling apart in Europe. As we hear in the news segment, the Italian Socialist Party thinks this is a bourgeois war and I would tend to agree. What exactly was the point of all this?? On the other hand Charlie Chaplin is just killing it right out of the gate, he’s a screen presence like nothing we’ve seen before. Something we have seen before in our film classes is Gertie the Dinosaur, which is a lesser McCay from a visual standpoint, but a formal and technical leap!

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--- The Serial Bowl ---
Fantômas Chapter 4: Fantômas vs. Fantômas
Fantômas Chapter 5: The False Magistrate

--- One Week, One Reel ---
Making a Living
Mabel’s Strange Predicament
Kid Auto Races at Venice, Cal.
Caught in the Rain
Gertie the Dinosaur

--- Our Feature Presentation ---
Cabiria
Tillie’s Punctured Romance

Cris’ favorite: Fantômas vs. Fantômas
Glen’s favorite: Fantômas vs. Fantômas

See you next year!