Louis Delluc - Charlie Chaplin - 1921

Louis Delluc. Charlie Chaplin. Paris, M. de Brunoff, 1921, 104 pp.

A volume in-8 (240x170 mm), full cloth binding, bradel binding, leather title piece (binding of the period). Leather title piece worn. Interior fresh, no foxing. Covers preserved

Original edition enriched by a presentation from the author on the half-title page; illustrated with black-and-white photographs

In this work, Louis Delluc, a pioneer of film criticism in France, analyzes the genius of Chaplin, blending admiration for his comic art with reflection on the poetic and universal dimension of his films.

Louis Delluc emphasizes that Chaplin's genius resides in his ability to express complex emotions solely through gestures, looks, and movement, without recourse to words. The laughter provoked by Chaplin's films is therefore often mixed with sadness and poetry.