Charles Chaplin
Chaplin was born in London in 1889 and began his career as a mime, doing tours to showcase their art. In 1913, during one of his trips around the world, this great actor met the filmmaker Mack Sennett, New York (United States), who hired him to star in his films.Life and worksHis most famous character Carlitos was the straggler, oppressed and funny, this character denounced social injustice. Smart and funny, this great artist knew how to laugh and also cry. In 1918 at the height of his success, he opened his own film company, and from there made his own screenplays and directed films. Outspoken critic of society, he never tired of denouncing the serious social problems such as poverty and unemployment. Produced great works as The Circus, Street Peace and City Lights. The film The Circus, Chaplin won his first Oscar in 1929 Honorary.
Adept to the silent film, the filmmaker also was against the emergence of sound cinema, but as a great artist who was soon adapted and returned to produce true masterpieces: The Great Dictator (critique of fascism), Modern Times and Limelight .
In the 1930s his films were banned in Nazi Germany because they were considered subversive and contrary to morals and good customs. But in fact, represented a critique of the capitalist system, repression, dictatorship and authoritarian system that existed in Germany in the period. But the success of the movie was great in other countries and is translated into several languages (French, German, Spanish, Portuguese).
In 1965, he published his autobiography, My Life. In 1972, Charles Chaplin was premidado with the Honorary Oscar for best soundtrack for the film Limelight.
In 1977, the world lost one of the major representatives of film history.
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