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Frühe Meister der Filmkunst: Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
Early Masters of Film: Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
Event by: Filmkunst66
Location: Bleibtreustraße 12, Bleibtreustraße 12, Berlin - Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
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(Sherlock, Jr.) * USA 1924 * Director: Buster Keaton * Screenplay: Clyde Bruckman, Jean C. Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell * Production: Joseph Schenck, Buster Keaton * Camera: Elgin Lessley, Byron Houck * Editing: Buster Keaton
With: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Ward Crane, Erwin Connelly, Ford West and others
44 min. FSK 6 * Silent film with English intertitles.
A film projectionist whose hobby is to work as an amateur detective is himself suspected of theft. In a dream, as a film hero, he exposes his rival as a criminal. (filmdienst.de)
Keaton's most original and spectacular silent film comedy, at the same time one of the most successful examinations of the film medium with itself. Very densely and captivatingly staged, with many amusing ideas and a cheerful, fantastic atmosphere. (Lexicon of International Film)
At around 45 minutes, Buster Keaton's shortest full-length film is one of his most astonishing. By having most of the action take place in the projectionist's dream, Keaton had the opportunity to use a wealth of "impossible gags", film tricks and stunts that would have been difficult to find a place in a more realistic comedy. Due to its clever construction, Sherlock Jr. is now considered by many connoisseurs to be one of the best films ever made. Film critics regard it as a cinematic essay on the nature of cinema.
(Sherlock, Jr.) * USA 1924 * Director: Buster Keaton * Screenplay: Clyde Bruckman, Jean C. Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell * Production: Joseph Schenck, Buster Keaton * Camera: Elgin Lessley, Byron Houck * Editing: Buster Keaton
With: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Ward Crane, Erwin Connelly, Ford West and others
44 min. FSK 6 * Silent film with English intertitles.
A film projectionist whose hobby is to work as an amateur detective is himself suspected of theft. In a dream, as a film hero, he exposes his rival as a criminal. (filmdienst.de)
Keaton's most original and spectacular silent film comedy, at the same time one of the most successful examinations of the film medium with itself. Very densely and captivatingly staged, with many amusing ideas and a cheerful, fantastic atmosphere. (Lexicon of International Film)
At around 45 minutes, Buster Keaton's shortest full-length film is one of his most astonishing. By having most of the action take place in the projectionist's dream, Keaton had the opportunity to use a wealth of "impossible gags", film tricks and stunts that would have been difficult to find a place in a more realistic comedy. Due to its clever construction, Sherlock Jr. is now considered by many connoisseurs to be one of the best films ever made. Film critics regard it as a cinematic essay on the nature of cinema.