- 學位論文
早期的卓別林與美國電影文化(1914 – 1923)
Early Charles Chaplin and American Film Culture (1914 – 1923)
摘要
查理·卓別林 (1889 – 1977) 是一位在美國電影界成名和取得成功的英國喜劇演員。卓別林是以舞台劇演員的身分開他的演藝生涯，並於1914年時轉戰電影圈。卓別林在1923年時成為一位「獨立演員」，在此之前他分別在金石 (Keystone)、艾善聶 (Essanay)、繆區爾 (Mutual) 和第一國家 (First National) 等四家電影旗下工作。 許多現代的觀眾和學者都認為，卓別林透過扮演一個代表社會底層貧民的「流浪漢」角色，來傳達他對下層階級人民的同情，一些人甚至將卓別林的電影與左翼政治理想作連結。然而回到1914至1923的早期美國電影史，對當時的人來說，他們只在意卓別林的電影是否有趣。 不同於大多數卓別林的研究，將研究重心聚焦於卓別林晚期成熟的作品和流浪漢角色，本論文的研究重心在放在早期卓別林的電影和生涯。透過專門報紙(trade papers)和粉絲雜誌(fan magazines)來探討卓別林與美國電影文化的關係。
並列摘要
Charles Chaplin (1889 – 1977) was an English comedian who became famous and successful in the American film industry. He began his career as a stage actor with Music Hall, and entered the film industry in 1914. Before Chaplin became an “independent actor” in 1923, he worked with four different film companies: Keystone, Essanay, Mutual, and First National. Many modern audiences and scholars believe that Chaplin plays a “tramp” character which represents poor people who struggle in the bottom of society, and expresses his sympathy with low-class people. Some people even connect Chaplin’s films with the left-wing political idea. However, back to the early American film history, from 1914 to 1923, funny or not funny was the primary concern when people watched Chaplin films. Unlike most Chaplin studies which focus on Chaplin’s late “mature work” and his’s “tramp” character, this thesis focus on early Chaplin films and his career. Through trade papers and fan magazines to examine the relation between Chaplin and the American film culture.