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Paul Merton's French Silent Clowns

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Slapstick 2008 host Paul Merton explores the work of great French silent comedy pioneers including Léonce Perret, one of the most prolific and innovative directors of Gaumont's silent period and ‘Father of Silent Comedy’ Max Linder.

20 Jan 2008

Duration:	22mins 8secs

This event took place during Slapstick 2008 – Bristol's silent comedy festival.

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Due to copyright issues, film clips are not included in this recording.

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Slapstick Festival A collection of events from the Bristol-based festival, showcasing classic silent and visual-based comedy.

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Paul Merton's French Silent Clowns

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This event took place during Slapstick 2008 – Bristol's silent comedy festival.

Paul Merton's French Silent Clowns
is part of:

Watershed

Cultural cinema and digital creativity centre in Bristol UK.

iShed

Developing talent, sharing knowledge and producing collaborative research projects.

Pervasive Media Studio

A creative technologies collaboration with
University of the West of England
& University of Bristol

DShed

An online showcase of creative work, talks, commissions, artist journals, festival diaries and archive projects.

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Paul Merton's French Silent Clowns

Video Details

This event took place during Slapstick 2008 – Bristol's silent comedy festival.

Paul Merton's French Silent Clownsis part of:

Watershed

Cultural cinema and digital creativity centre in Bristol UK.

iShed

Developing talent, sharing knowledge and producing collaborative research projects.

Pervasive Media Studio

A creative technologies collaboration with University of the West of England & University of Bristol

DShed

An online showcase of creative work, talks, commissions, artist journals, festival diaries and archive projects.

Paul Merton's French Silent Clowns
is part of:

A creative technologies collaboration with
University of the West of England
& University of Bristol