video essay 1
His flexible and layered persona included the following elements and recurring motifs :
• Deadpan humour and neutral expression• Acrobatic skill and heavy use of stuntwork.
• Interactions with physical objects and locations ( sometimes skilled,occasionally clumsy)
He developed a combination of various personae :
The outsider clown , not integrated in or subject to the rules of everyday society or underworlds
The everyman trying to join in or get ahead•
The suitor : Seeking a soulmate and competing for a woman's attentions
• Interactions with physical objects and locations ( sometimes skilled,occasionally clumsy)
He developed a combination of various personae :
The outsider clown , not integrated in or subject to the rules of everyday society or underworlds
The everyman trying to join in or get ahead•
The suitor : Seeking a soulmate and competing for a woman's attentions
article on his persona and work, with a focus on Cops
YOUTUBE PLAYLIST OF VIDEOS ( Buster Keaton ,silent cinema, contexts.,issues and debates)
Other scenes from other films
Car on train tracks ( Parlor,bedroom and bath 1931)
Dream scene from Sherlock Jr (1924)
Motorcycle chase from Sherlock Jr
Buster Keaton wikipedia
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