Possessing the mute eloquence and goofy face of a slapstick comedian, the pixieish Miss Masina was instantly likened to Charlie Chaplin when she was introduced to American audiences in 1956 with Fellini's La Strada.
We would wait until he was looking the other way and flick an inkball at the nearest girl we fancied, only to have him stick out a finger in our direction and shout "YOU BOYS....I SAW THAT.....DETENTION!"
It took us three lessons to realise he had the vision of a goldfish.
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Lordyaswas
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Tue 3 Dec, 2013 06:18 am
@timur,
timur wrote:
Lordyaswas is right, it's Charlie Chaplin:
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Possessing the mute eloquence and goofy face of a slapstick comedian, the pixieish Miss Masina was instantly likened to Charlie Chaplin when she was introduced to American audiences in 1956 with Fellini's La Strada.
Well, f★★k me!
There I was, being a silly arse.......
I knew it would happen one day. Law of averages and all that.
I looked at this earlier, said to the question, Chaplin, and then saw tsar sure not. Huh. So I'm happy to see timur concurs.
Me, I don't compare her to anyone but herself, so good.
Nights of Cabiria my favorite of hers.
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