Comments on: Putting up statues to Charlie http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/putting-up-statues-to-charlie/ Reporting on the world of early and silent cinema Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:54:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: urbanora http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/putting-up-statues-to-charlie/#comment-5451 urbanora Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:37:04 +0000 http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-5451 Linda Wada at ednapurviance.org has just put up a QuickTime video on the Charlie Chaplin statue in Leicester Square: http://ednapurviance.org/specialevents/londonchaplinstatue.html Linda Wada at ednapurviance.org has just put up a QuickTime video on the Charlie Chaplin statue in Leicester Square:

http://ednapurviance.org/specialevents/londonchaplinstatue.html

]]> By: Eirik http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/putting-up-statues-to-charlie/#comment-5315 Eirik Thu, 08 May 2008 15:44:21 +0000 http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-5315 There is no connection as far as I know, I think the statue was part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Oslo Kinematografer, the Oslo branch of the Norwegian municipal cinema system. But maybe there are other connections. There is a statue of Marilyn Monroe by the same sculptor in the small coastal town of Haugesund (where an international film festival takes place every year)because her father's father apparently was born there. There is no connection as far as I know, I think the statue was part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Oslo Kinematografer, the Oslo branch of the Norwegian municipal cinema system. But maybe there are other connections. There is a statue of Marilyn Monroe by the same sculptor in the small coastal town of Haugesund (where an international film festival takes place every year)because her father’s father apparently was born there.

]]> By: urbanora http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/putting-up-statues-to-charlie/#comment-5311 urbanora Thu, 08 May 2008 13:56:38 +0000 http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-5311 Thank you Eirik. Was there any particular association between Chaplin or Oslo, or is he just a good subject for a statue if you are going to put one up in front of a cinema? Thank you Eirik. Was there any particular association between Chaplin or Oslo, or is he just a good subject for a statue if you are going to put one up in front of a cinema?

]]> By: Eirik http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/putting-up-statues-to-charlie/#comment-5308 Eirik Thu, 08 May 2008 13:01:45 +0000 http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-5308 Here is a photo of Colosseum Kino in Oslo where you can glimpse the Chaplin statue in front of it: http://flickr.com/photos/14514234@N00/538293728/ Here is a photo of Colosseum Kino in Oslo where you can glimpse the Chaplin statue in front of it:
http://flickr.com/photos/14514234@N00/538293728/

]]> By: urbanora http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/putting-up-statues-to-charlie/#comment-5305 urbanora Thu, 08 May 2008 07:33:05 +0000 http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-5305 I love the idea of the town which is the butt of national jokes (every country has one) setting up a museum of humour and satire. And how right to have Chaplin alongside Sancho Panza. Thank you for having supplied the helpful extra information (I'll adjust the post accordingly), and I'd certainly like to see photos if and when you have them. Luke I love the idea of the town which is the butt of national jokes (every country has one) setting up a museum of humour and satire. And how right to have Chaplin alongside Sancho Panza. Thank you for having supplied the helpful extra information (I’ll adjust the post accordingly), and I’d certainly like to see photos if and when you have them.

Luke

]]> By: Marina Uzunova http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/putting-up-statues-to-charlie/#comment-5304 Marina Uzunova Thu, 08 May 2008 04:10:45 +0000 http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-5304 Greetings! Congratulations for the lovely site and keep up the good work! Just a small clarification for the Bulgarian statue of Charles Chaplin - it's based in a small mountain town in the middle of the country, called Gabrovo. It's a town that has been of great importance during the Bulgarian national revival in the XIX century and it is our official town of humour and satire (a lot of our national jokes are on the account of the residents of Gabrovo)! There is a museum, called 'National House of the Humour and Satire' and the monument of Chaplin is in front of it, alongside the sculptures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza by the same sculptor, professor George Chapkunov. Hope that has been helpful. I've been meaning to visit Gabrovo again recently in order to photograph the statues (which are a lot!), but will see if that'll be soon... After that, I might send you some pictures of the Chaplin momument, if you wish. :) Kind regards, Marina Greetings!

Congratulations for the lovely site and keep up the good work!
Just a small clarification for the Bulgarian statue of Charles Chaplin - it’s based in a small mountain town in the middle of the country, called Gabrovo. It’s a town that has been of great importance during the Bulgarian national revival in the XIX century and it is our official town of humour and satire (a lot of our national jokes are on the account of the residents of Gabrovo)! There is a museum, called ‘National House of the Humour and Satire’ and the monument of Chaplin is in front of it, alongside the sculptures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza by the same sculptor, professor George Chapkunov.

Hope that has been helpful. I’ve been meaning to visit Gabrovo again recently in order to photograph the statues (which are a lot!), but will see if that’ll be soon… After that, I might send you some pictures of the Chaplin momument, if you wish. :)

Kind regards,

Marina

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