{"product_id":"charlie-chaplin","title":"Masters of Cinema: Charlie Chaplin","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eCharlie Chaplin (UK, 1889–1977) was one of the defining figures of early cinema: actor, director, writer, producer and composer. He became internationally famous through the character of the Little Tramp, whose bowler hat, cane and distinctive walk became instantly recognisable. Films such as \u003cem\u003eThe Kid\u003c\/em\u003e (1921), \u003cem\u003eThe Gold Rush\u003c\/em\u003e (1925), \u003cem\u003eCity Lights\u003c\/em\u003e (1931) and \u003cem\u003eModern Times\u003c\/em\u003e (1936) combined physical comedy with pathos and sharp observations about poverty, industrialisation and social inequality.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChaplin resisted the arrival of synchronised sound longer than most major filmmakers, believing in the expressive power of visual performance, but later embraced dialogue in works such as \u003cem\u003eThe Great Dictator\u003c\/em\u003e (1940), his celebrated satire of fascism. His career was later overshadowed by political controversy and his departure from the United States, but his influence on screen comedy, performance and filmmaking remains immense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast one in stock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cahiers du Cinema","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51277606486183,"sku":"9782866426064","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2405\/0589\/files\/9782866426064.jpg?v=1788060333","url":"https:\/\/piperpress.com.au\/products\/charlie-chaplin","provider":"Piper Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}