Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Luca
I saw Bananas just last weekend and it was hilarious. One of my favorite things about Woody Allen movies is how they so closely mimic Charlie Chaplin. There was actually a scene in the movie that was completely silent except for a piano in the background, where Woody tried to stop a pair of thugs (one of whom was played by Sylvester Stallone). He even had Chaplin's "innocent" expression and body language down perfectly.
Yeah, Woody Allen is awesome. He's kind of a freak, but then, so was Charlie Chaplin. It's interesting how they both also tended to form romantic relationships with their co-stars (or they made their lovers into their co-stars, I'm not sure which way it worked). Either way, his movies are funny and ridiculous.
|
Watch any Bob Hope movie from the forties, and that is pretty much the persona that he plays in (his earlier funnier films*) all his pre-Manhattan films, and a few after that, nervous nellie always quick with a line.
I never noticed the Chaplin thing before but you're right Luca, there are a lot of Chaplinesque moments in Sleeper also.
*in Stardust Memories his character is an ex comedian turned filmaker attending a retrospective of his movies and people keep coming up to his character saying, "Oh Sandy Bates! I love your work, especially your early funny films!"