The kid
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, screenwriter,
Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967, director of photography.
Hall, Charles D., 1888-1970, art director.
Purviance, Edna, 1896-1958, actor.
Coogan, Jackie, 1914-1984 actor.
Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967, director of photography.
Hall, Charles D., 1888-1970, art director.
Purviance, Edna, 1896-1958, actor.
Coogan, Jackie, 1914-1984 actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
ISBN
9781681431093, 1681431092
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | BLURAY GOLDEN ERA K | On Shelf |
| Thomas Ford Memorial Library - Stacks | BLU-RAY KID | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 DVD-video (53 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out booklet.
Language
zxx
ISBN
9781681431093, 1681431092
UPC
715515168014
Notes
General Note
Blu-ray release of the 1972 rerelease version of the 1921 motion picture.
General Note
Restored by the Cineteca di Bologna.
General Note
Distributed by Janus Films and MK2 Diffusion.
General Note
Special features: Commentary (new audio commentary featuring Chaplin scholar Charles Maland); Interviews: Jackie Coogan (recorded by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill for the 1980 British television series Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film), Lita Grey Chaplin (recalls her role in the film and her marriage to Chaplin at sixteen), Rollie Totheroh (recalls the editing of the film), Mo Rotheman (the distributor discusses the film with Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance); Jackie Coogan: the first child star (a new video essay by Chaplin scholar Lisa Haven); A study in undercranking (silent-film specialist Ben Model looks at how Chaplin used filming and projecting speeds to create unique gags only for silent film); Charlie Chaplin conducts The kid (Chaplin conducting the film score); From the 1921 version (deleted scenes and titles from the original 1921 version of The Kid); "Charlie" on the ocean (1921 newsreel from Chaplins first trip back to Europe after becoming an American actor); Nice and friendly (1922 short presented with new score by Timothy Brock); excerpted audio interviews; Trailers. Insert includes essay by film scholar Tom Gunning.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed by Charlie Chaplin ; music orchestrated and conducted by Eric Rogers ; cinematography, Roland "Rollie" Totheroh ; editor, Charlie Chaplin ; production designer, Charles D. Hall.
Participants/Performers
Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jack Coogan, Carl Miller.
Description
The Tramp and his ragamuffin sidekick, a young boy rescued from the streets, triumph over life's hard knocks in the landmark film that changed the notion of what a screen comedy could be.
System Details
Blu-ray; region A; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Silent film, with musical accompaniement and English intertitles.
Local note
BLU-RAY
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chaplin, C., Totheroh, R. H., Hall, C. D., Purviance, E., Coogan, J., Miller, C., Rogers, E., Maland, C. J., Brownlow, K., Gill, D., Vance, J., Haven, L. S., Model, B., Brock, T., & Gunning, T. (2016). The kid (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. 2016. The Kid. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. The Kid The Criterion Collection, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chaplin, Charlie, et al. The Kid Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2016.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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