Narjis Dahhan CAU 2

Silent movie: the "slapstick" In the 20's, the film projections became very famous. So, because of the high demand, more and more silent movies was made. One of the genre more liked by the public was the slapstick. The movies belonging to this genre were based in the use of gag  visual. They were comedy movies. "El Regador regado" by the siblings Lumiére is considered the beginning of this genre. Although there are other people that have contributed in the popularity of this genre. Some of the them are: Max Linder. He incarnated a character of distinguished and elegantly dressed appearance, who was caught in the most unusual entanglements. His great success led him to be the highest paid film actor in France. Mack Sennett. The appearance of this Canadian is the true turning point in the Slapstick. Sennet was a humorless comedian who made history by standing behind the camera and writing and producing his own comic films. In 1912 he founded his own ...