Chaplin and Tramp - is there a difference? How the actor created the image (7 photos)

How much do you know about Charlie Chaplin? You probably know that he the legend of silent cinema, and perhaps the most famous actor of this genre.





That's just not all that you need to know about him - how at least there were women in his life, and, moreover, prohibitively young for him, and besides, a lot of scandals. But the main thing, of course, was the image of the Tramp. How did he appear?

Imagine that in the yard the 10s of the last century, and you - 28 year old successful actor. You are already recognized everywhere, you get fabulous money (exorbitant 10 thousand dollars a week). But you are not believe in your success. Although it seems to you that your face is generally everywhere. Figurines, watches, comics, dishes. Somewhere they even hold contests of your own twins. But that's just not even the peak of your career.



Chaplin in 1917 had everything ahead of him. Still only had to play the same "Baby", star in those same "Golden fever”, “City Lights”, “New Times” and, of course, in "Dictator". But he had already become what he was remembered for - the Tramp.

It is worth noting that Charles Spencer Chaplin was born far from golden spoon in the mouth. He grew up in the poorest neighborhood, but he was born in family of artists. Father, it is true, as is often the case with people of art, drank himself, and his mother ended up in a clinic for the insane.

Once little Charlie even had to go out to the public instead of mother because she lost her voice. Moreover, it was very successful performance - coins flew onto the stage, which the baby picked up and then continued the show.





Already at the age of nine, he begins to work, and by 1898 he performs in the children's group "Eight Lancashire Boys". And further - theater, mostly musical. For 15 years he worked in it, playing mostly drunkards. True, it does not bring money. However, in self-conceit cannot be denied him - Chaplin believed that he was the greatest artist in the world.

Probably, this helped to play the "tramp" - in it, it seemed, the most absurd things were combined: a short jacket, big shoes, huge pants. And the mustache with the cane that was meant to make him a little older.



In 1914, Tramp was born. In particular, on the screens came out "Children's car racing", in which this Chaplin character. In general, it was a plotless tape. But in "Mabel's Unusual Predicament" Chaplin featured Tramp, which appeared in more than 60 films, already in all its glory.

Of course, any man who goes into acting wants to play Hamlet. And Chaplin also dreamed, only there was no role and there never was. However, Chaplin did not even understand that he was a reflection of the era of comedy, which bloomed profusely. After about so much pantomime, you can will speak, perhaps, looking only at Jim Carrey.

True, this was especially true, of course, in silent films - in Particularly because emotions have to be conveyed somehow. And to people this Of course, I liked it - people looked at all this and laughed. And there it was the kindest… no, not ultra-violence, but exaggerated. moralizing there neither was there - no one thought then about the feelings of other people.



And Chaplin, of course, became a master of the genre - plastic (tricky Lee, a former music hall dancer!), flexible, with excellent facial expressions. And stunts, most often, he performed himself.

However, soon the actor moves away from this. His character evokes sympathy, and a woman appears nearby. In "Tramp", by the way, the actor leaves the frame with a broken heart. But the character, however, even acquired imitators - did you know about Charlie Aplin? And with him an actor in general sued.

True, it is thanks to the court that we know exactly what the Tramp was - there is a complete description of his image. For example, we are sure that this is a man like all American tramps. And on the screen this image details: black curls, tousled mustache and eyebrows, indefinite age, cane. And, importantly, Tramp remained so.



The Tramp often broke the “fourth wall” by looking directly at the viewer. At the same time, we did not know anything about him - neither the address, nor the family, nor any at least a more or less understandable constant. Even his nationality to us decidedly unknown. A znachit, he is every person at the same time. And people saw it.

Very quickly, the same people who lived in the interwar period, realized that the Tramp is, in general, they themselves. They are constantly they move, things change all the time. All of them are more or less to a lesser extent were immigrants. In any case, those who are not belonged to the upper class.

Even when the era of silent films had sunk into oblivion, Chaplin did not want to play with sound. But even when in 1931 the painting “Lights of the Great city”, there was still a sound - a slamming car door.



And the picture, even despite the lack of sound, became successful. Her fell in love with cult directors of future eras, and many modern spectators.

By the way, the shooting of The Great Dictator seemed to be timed to beginning of World War II. They started the same week that the UK declared war on Germany. The film was released a year later, but the actor and his the main image needed to distance itself from Hitler. And they were too similar - both perfectly controlled the crowd, were born almost in one week, and what was the mustache worth?

This was the last appearance of the Tramp. There he is a Jewish barber, who finally emerges in his identity. And there he criticizes absolutely all dictators, including those who will rule the world in the future.