The Artist in American History

The Artist in American History


004 - Film Festival: Charlie Chaplin's The Immigrant + Audio and Visual Commentary

January 13, 2014

In the final part of the 2013-2014 film festival we explore Charlie Chaplin's seminal 1917 film, The Immigrant.  When Chaplin was exiled from the United States in the 1950s for his leftist politics, this film was used as evidence against him.  This episode includes the complete film with a new audio and visual commentary track which explores Chaplin's deep interest in the poor and the hopeless, looking at how his left leaning politics did influence his film making process.