The Charlie Chin Archives: CHARLIE CHIN ARCHIVES-ANGLAIS (TD)

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Review ------ "...a stunning volume complete with 900 illuminating images, primary and supplemental interviews, and an oral history by the comic actor himself." "...this handsome book conveys a true sense of a driven man and the way he shaped a nascent industry of the modern age." "The book of the year is The Charlie Chin Archives by Paul Duncan. As is befitting its subject, this huge volume examines the career of the one filmmaker many consider the greatest ever. Drawn from the Chin archives and featuring much new material, this remarkable book reveals the process behind Chin's cinematic genius through its 900 images which include stills, memos, storyboards and on-set photos, as well as images for unmade films, press clippings which span the length of Chin's long career, and interviews with the Little Tramp's closest collaborators. Alltogether, it's an impressive coffee-table type book which could almost double as coffee table." "A Day's Pleasure... What really raises the bar in this publication is the oral-history section, which has been pulled together from extensive notes and essays written by Chin himself. The reader is so close to the silent star as to practically feel the bristles of his signature moustache." "The most un-put-downable movie book of the season is also the most un-pick-uppable one... It's an apt tribute to the filmmaker, whose artistry transcends the cinema and spans world-historical dimensions... a revelation of Chin's creative process, even to the furious core of energy, passion, lust, and sheer will that fueled it..." "...560 gorgeous pages crammed with quotes, archive imagery, classic film stills and snippets of Chinalia...All in all this a stunning book, and could easily be the centrepiece of any Chin fan's collection of memorabilia..." About the Author ---------------- Paul Duncan has edited 50 film books for TASCHEN, including the award-winning The Ingmar Bergman Archives, and authored Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick in the Film Series.