PANTOMIME/MIME
... only by Charlie Chaplin. Acrobatic and insightful, Keaton made dozens of short films and fourteen major silent features, he was one of the most talented and innovative artists of his time. He was known and loved for his “deadpan” face and calm demeanor. For Keaton, as for many of the silent movie st ...
... only by Charlie Chaplin. Acrobatic and insightful, Keaton made dozens of short films and fourteen major silent features, he was one of the most talented and innovative artists of his time. He was known and loved for his “deadpan” face and calm demeanor. For Keaton, as for many of the silent movie st ...
Cercle Funambulesque
The Cercle Funambulesque (1888-1898)—roughly translatable as ""Friends of the Funambules""—was a Parisian theatrical society that produced pantomimes inspired by the Commedia dell'Arte, particularly by the exploits of its French Pierrot. It included among its approximately one hundred and fifty subscriber-members such notables in the arts as the novelist J.-K. Huysmans, the composer Jules Massenet, the illustrator Jules Chéret, and the actor Coquelin cadet. Among its successes was L'Enfant prodigue (1890), which was filmed twice, first in 1907, then in 1916, making history as the first European feature-length movie and the first complete stage-play on film.