The Artist in American History
004 - Film Festival: Charlie Chaplin's The Immigrant + Audio and Visual Commentary
In the final part of the 2013-2014 film festival we explore Charlie Chaplin's seminal 1917 film, The Immigrant. Â When Chaplin was exiled from the United States in the 1950s for his leftist politics, this film was used as evidence against him. Â 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.