Moscow High School in the South-West #1543

«The role of text in the film «The Kid» by Charles Chaplin»

a project work bya 9th form studentElizaveta Shteinscientific supervisor: Bogdanova E.S.Moscow-2011

Means of communication

Little Tramp

Aims of the project

To learn more about… the role of text elements in the

silent movie.… inevitable end of the epoch of

silent movies on the example of works by Charlie Chaplin.

To increase interest in Chaplin’s films.

Methods of the project

• Translation• Linguistic analysis • Statistics • Search for Chaplin’s opinions

The music

you hear now was composed by Charlie Chaplin for «The Kid»

Observations

The words played subsidiary role.

Frequency of text elements

Word elements are not connected with the climax

The words add details and specify

the background.

CHARITY HOSPITAL

Text is a part of the plot.

THE LETTER

Dream

Typical social issues

Necessity to react on changing reality

From Little Tramp

to Dictator

“Dialogue, to my way of thinking, always

slows action, because action must wait upon

words.”

ConclusionsArrival of sound movieswas inevitable.

ConclusionsChaplin’s cultural heritageshould be promoted.

Acknowledgments

• http://www.charliechaplin.com• http://snimifilm.com/statyi/nemoe-kino-

chast-7-epokha-dzhaza-zvezdy-zakat• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

History_of_film• Лотман М.Ю. «Семиотика кино и

проблемы киноэстетики» • http://lib.ru/CINEMA/kinolit/LOTMAN/

kinoestetika.txt

Thank you for your attention!