The BFI recently released a beautifully restored Blu-ray set of his Mutual Shorts (1916–1917), featuring classics like The Immigrant and Easy Street . Carl Davis - Silent London
In a modern world of constant chatter, streaming binges, and algorithmic noise, watching a Chaplin silent film feels less like viewing a relic and more like a deep breath. It is a reminder that before we learned to argue, we learned to feel. The Tramp never needs to say “I am lonely.” He just looks up at a rich family’s warm window, polishes an apple on his sleeve, and takes a bite of nothing. charlie chaplin silent film