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Charlie Chaplin's lack of popularity in Colombia in the 1920s
I'm reading a fascinating book, Constellation of Genius – 1922: Modernism and All That Jazz, by
Kevin Jackson (writer). From page 129:
By the end of 1922,
Chaplin had made 71 films. He was a millionaire; a co-founder of United Artists; and, since 1915, probably the most famous man in the world, except in Russia,
Colombia, Yugoslavia and Germany.
I can understand about Russia, Yugoslavia and Germany. But what was it about Colombia, alone of all South American nations, that made Chaplin unknown there? I've read up about Colombia's political and cultural landscape around that time, but nothing obvious has emerged. --
Jack of Oz[pleasantries]19:02, 13 February 2017 (UTC)reply
And yet 'Bolivian diplomat Alcides Arguedas was so impressed by the Colombian public's devotion to film that he remarked during his visit there in 1928, "this century has a new religion: it is called Charlie [Chaplin]." and "During the 1920s dozens of theaters opened in cities and towns all over the nation, and Colombians of all classes became movie aficionados. [...] Once, when spectators in Bogota were angered over the poor print quality of a much-anticipated Charlie Chaplin film, they destroyed the interior of the Teatro Olympia. They would have done the same to the new Teatro Faena, where the same movie was showing, were it not for the timely arrival of the police."' (Modernization in Colombia: The Laureano Gómez Years, 1889-1965 by James D. Henderson)
[1]. Do we think the statement 'probably the most famous man in the world' is the element of interest or are we looking to see if Chaplin was unknown?
Nanonic (
talk)
20:56, 13 February 2017 (UTC)reply
He already tells us about Russia and Germany. In Russia, "only the privileged intelligentsia - including Eisenstein - knew and raved about [Chaplin]". Then, "The Germans and their allies were only just beginning to catch up with Charlie's clowning, since American imports had been forbidden during the war" (Colombia was neutral, BTW). As I said, I'm focused only on Colombia. If he'd said that Chaplin was pretty unknown in South America generally, I'd have accepted that without demur. But why did he single out just that one South American country for mention? --
Jack of Oz[pleasantries]17:18, 14 February 2017 (UTC)reply
Which movie actress chose her stage name from that of a New York Drugstore?
Which actor, insisting on top billing, when asked by the film producer if he had never heard of ladies first replied "this is a movie. not a....lifeboat"
This Hunger Games Mockingjay actor appeared in a remake of which 1976 horror movie?
Name the actor and his daughter who were due to star in what would become an award winning movie but dropped out when the director was changed. Another actor and his daughter were subsequently cast. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
202.36.254.250 (
talk)
23:13, 13 February 2017 (UTC)reply
1 may beJanet Reade which is the stage name of Helen Dorothy Rulon and who shares a name with a chain of NYC pharmacies,
Duane Reade, but that's just a guess.
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February 13 Information
Charlie Chaplin's lack of popularity in Colombia in the 1920s
I'm reading a fascinating book, Constellation of Genius – 1922: Modernism and All That Jazz, by
Kevin Jackson (writer). From page 129:
By the end of 1922,
Chaplin had made 71 films. He was a millionaire; a co-founder of United Artists; and, since 1915, probably the most famous man in the world, except in Russia,
Colombia, Yugoslavia and Germany.
I can understand about Russia, Yugoslavia and Germany. But what was it about Colombia, alone of all South American nations, that made Chaplin unknown there? I've read up about Colombia's political and cultural landscape around that time, but nothing obvious has emerged. --
Jack of Oz[pleasantries]19:02, 13 February 2017 (UTC)reply
And yet 'Bolivian diplomat Alcides Arguedas was so impressed by the Colombian public's devotion to film that he remarked during his visit there in 1928, "this century has a new religion: it is called Charlie [Chaplin]." and "During the 1920s dozens of theaters opened in cities and towns all over the nation, and Colombians of all classes became movie aficionados. [...] Once, when spectators in Bogota were angered over the poor print quality of a much-anticipated Charlie Chaplin film, they destroyed the interior of the Teatro Olympia. They would have done the same to the new Teatro Faena, where the same movie was showing, were it not for the timely arrival of the police."' (Modernization in Colombia: The Laureano Gómez Years, 1889-1965 by James D. Henderson)
[1]. Do we think the statement 'probably the most famous man in the world' is the element of interest or are we looking to see if Chaplin was unknown?
Nanonic (
talk)
20:56, 13 February 2017 (UTC)reply
He already tells us about Russia and Germany. In Russia, "only the privileged intelligentsia - including Eisenstein - knew and raved about [Chaplin]". Then, "The Germans and their allies were only just beginning to catch up with Charlie's clowning, since American imports had been forbidden during the war" (Colombia was neutral, BTW). As I said, I'm focused only on Colombia. If he'd said that Chaplin was pretty unknown in South America generally, I'd have accepted that without demur. But why did he single out just that one South American country for mention? --
Jack of Oz[pleasantries]17:18, 14 February 2017 (UTC)reply
Which movie actress chose her stage name from that of a New York Drugstore?
Which actor, insisting on top billing, when asked by the film producer if he had never heard of ladies first replied "this is a movie. not a....lifeboat"
This Hunger Games Mockingjay actor appeared in a remake of which 1976 horror movie?
Name the actor and his daughter who were due to star in what would become an award winning movie but dropped out when the director was changed. Another actor and his daughter were subsequently cast. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
202.36.254.250 (
talk)
23:13, 13 February 2017 (UTC)reply
1 may beJanet Reade which is the stage name of Helen Dorothy Rulon and who shares a name with a chain of NYC pharmacies,
Duane Reade, but that's just a guess.