I’m starting a Buster Keaton thread which will likely get no posts initially, but…for those of you who are as mesmerized and dazzled by Keaton’s silent films as I am, please post your comments here.
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I love this scene in Seven Chances, though. Keaton said it saved the film (which it didn’t; it was just the most redeeming scene in it).And I don't think they had the same level of stunt safety and protection in the 1920s as they have now. I'm pretty sure he would have been squished if he made one little mistake.
This is also very good I think, he's good at running.
I haven’t seen the footage, but I’ve read about it. I believe they were showing the Samuel Beckett movie Film (which Buster was in), but recently there had been a retrospective of Keaton’s silent films, so they were applauding for him and the films he made in the ‘20s. I’m so glad that before he died, he knew his work would be remembered and valued.Did you see the footage of Keaton at a film festival in Venice in 1965? The one in Italy, not Los Angeles. A room full of people gave him a 10 minute long standing ovation. And he was so surprised that he didn't know what to say or do. That was a very touching moment. And a well-deserved ovation.
The Playhouse is one of the best films he ever made. The first six minutes still amazes me no matter how many times I see it. Even aside from the first part, the whole thing is wonderful and so funny.Try watching Buster Keaton in The Playhouse, especially the dream sequence at the beginning. All the effects were done in camera. Brilliant. Also check out his final performance in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He still had it.
He was beautiful.