Charlie Chaplin and A Woman of Paris:
The Genesis of a Misunderstood Masterpiece
by Wes D. Gehring
Available now from McFarland Books
Charlie Chaplin’s A Woman of Paris
(1923) was a groundbreaking film which was neither a simple recycling
of Peggy Hopkins Joyce’s story, nor quickly forgotten. Through
heavily-documented “period research,” this book lands several
bombshells, including Paris is deeply rooted in Chaplin’s previous films and his relationship with Edna Purviance, Paris was not rejected by heartland America, Chaplin did “romantic research” (especially with Pola Negri), and Paris’ many ongoing influences have never been fully appreciated. These are just a few of the mistakes about Paris. The Foreword is by arguably America's greatest living film historian, Anthony Slide.
Wes
D. Gehring is a distinguished professor of film at Ball State
University and associate media editor for USA Today magazine, for which
he also writes the column “Reel World.” He is the author of 40 film
books, including biographies of James Dean, Carole Lombard, Steve
McQueen, Robert Wise, Red Skelton and Charlie Chaplin.
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