The Immigrant (Charles Chaplin, US 1917, 30 min, 16mm)
The Immigrant
Before immigration quotas were imposed in the 1920s, American silent films often had surprisingly sympathetic portrayals of newcomers. Chaplin’s self-referring comedy The Immigrant, with its hilarious depiction of shipboard discomforts and a classic restaurant sequence, is probably the most famous.Live piano by Philip C. Carli.
“The Immigrant, which contains elements of satire, irony, and romance as well as cinematic poetry, endures in the twenty-first century as a comic masterpiece. The film, Chaplin’s eleventh in the Mutual series, is the best-constructed of his two-reelers and was Chaplin’s favorite among all his two-reel comedies.” – Jeffrey Vance
Followed by a screening of the Fifth Annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. The George Eastman Museum, RCTV, Writers & Books, and KidsOutAndAbout.com have partnered to bring to Rochester this program of short films by children and teens. Founded by James Kennedy, author of the award-winning Order of Odd-Fish, the festival aims to encourage reading and media literacy among youth through the making of short videos that tell the entire story of a Newbery Honor or Award book in 90 seconds.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
2 p.m.
Dryden Theatre
Series: Dryden Kids
$6 members
$8 nonmembers
$4 students with ID
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