Charlie Chaplin, Jaques Tati Reactions to Modernism
List of Illustrations
1. The Tramp dutifully going about his day’s work. [Online image]. Available from:
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[Accessed 24 November 2011].
2. The feeding machine frenzy. [Online image]. Available from:
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[Accessed 24 November 2011].
3. Chaplin inside the machine. [Online image]. Available from: <http://www.mds975.co.uk/Images/charlie_chaplin02.jpg>
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
4. The Tramp sent back to the assembly-line. [Online image]. Available from: <http://xirdalium.net/wp-content/uploads/modern_times.png>
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
5. The intimidatingly sterile Arpel home. [Online image]. Available from: <http://www.interiordesign.net/articles/blog/1850000585/20081024/image001.jpg>
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
6. Hulot is scrutinized by the mechanized house. [DVD Capture]
Mon Oncle. (1958) Directed by Jacques Tati. Europe. Bfi
7. The border between the Old and the New. [DVD Capture]
Mon Oncle. (1958) Directed by Jacques Tati. Europe. Bfi
8. Hulot surveys the ‘fish-fountain’ in disbelief. [DVD Capture]
Mon Oncle. (1958) Directed by Jacques Tati. Europe. Bfi
9. Hulot confronting the modern appliances. [DVD Capture]
Mon Oncle. (1958) Directed by Jacques Tati. Europe. Bfi
Satirical reactions in cinema to the anxieties of modernity
Defining ‘modernity’ can prove to be a difficult endeavour as the concept of ‘modern’ is in itself ambiguous and requires clarification. We use the term ‘modern’ to describe something that is relatively new or contemporary or even avant-garde. However, in a cultural and historical context it defines a time, especially in Western culture, when perceptions and feelings of constant change and newness in the social, political, psychological
1. The Tramp dutifully going about his day’s work. [Online image]. Available from:
<http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lacrossetribune.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/b0/6b0d48f8-b8ab-11e0-975b-001cc4c002e0/4e30a49f96cbe.image.jpg>
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
2. The feeding machine frenzy. [Online image]. Available from:
<http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/moderntimes/r2_3.jpg>
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
3. Chaplin inside the machine. [Online image]. Available from: <http://www.mds975.co.uk/Images/charlie_chaplin02.jpg>
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
4. The Tramp sent back to the assembly-line. [Online image]. Available from: <http://xirdalium.net/wp-content/uploads/modern_times.png>
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
5. The intimidatingly sterile Arpel home. [Online image]. Available from: <http://www.interiordesign.net/articles/blog/1850000585/20081024/image001.jpg>
[Accessed 24 November 2011].
6. Hulot is scrutinized by the mechanized house. [DVD Capture]
Mon Oncle. (1958) Directed by Jacques Tati. Europe. Bfi
7. The border between the Old and the New. [DVD Capture]
Mon Oncle. (1958) Directed by Jacques Tati. Europe. Bfi
8. Hulot surveys the ‘fish-fountain’ in disbelief. [DVD Capture]
Mon Oncle. (1958) Directed by Jacques Tati. Europe. Bfi
9. Hulot confronting the modern appliances. [DVD Capture]
Mon Oncle. (1958) Directed by Jacques Tati. Europe. Bfi
Satirical reactions in cinema to the anxieties of modernity
Defining ‘modernity’ can prove to be a difficult endeavour as the concept of ‘modern’ is in itself ambiguous and requires clarification. We use the term ‘modern’ to describe something that is relatively new or contemporary or even avant-garde. However, in a cultural and historical context it defines a time, especially in Western culture, when perceptions and feelings of constant change and newness in the social, political, psychological
Bibliography: Cauliez, A. (1968) Jacques Tati. Paris, Seghers. quoted in Maddock, B. (1977) The Films of Jacques Tati. London, The Scarecrow Press. Chaplin, C. (1964) My Autobiography. London, quoted in Wilk, C. (2006) Modernism. Designing a new world. London, V&A Publishing. Le Corbusier (1923), quoted in Wilk, C. (2006) Modernism. Designing a new world. London, V&A Publishing. Gilliatt, P. (August 28, 1971) The New Yorker. quoted in Maddock, B. (1977) The Films of Jacques Tati. London, The Scarecrow Press. Maddock, B. (1977) The Films of Jacques Tati. London, The Scarecrow Press. Marx, K. & Engels, F. (1848) The Communist Manifesto. [Internet] Available from: The Gutenberg Project <www.gutenberg.org> [Accessed 20 November 2011]. Robinson, D. (1985) Chaplin: His life and art. Glasgow, Collins. Wilk, C. (2006) Modernism. Designing a new world. London, V&A Publishing.