One week is a 1920 american tworeel silent comedy film starring buster keaton, the first film to be released made by keaton on his own. Due to this film being made before sound movies were possible, many films relied on the music. Watch one week 1920 full movie free streaming online tubi. Newly weds, buster and sybil, try to put together a portable house that they received as a wedding gift. One week 1920 newlyweds are unaware that their prefab house kit is misnumbered. The stunts are absolutely incredible from the very beginning, and they only get bigger and better by the end. I could rewatch this over and over, never tiring of buster keatons magic and if someone asks for recommendations of. One week buster keaton and eddie cline, 1920 the first film to be written, directed by and starring joseph frank buster keaton after playing supporting parts for roscoe fatty arbuckle s comedies and designing gags for them, the film, is itself, its own movie, a film with a decided focus to tell is story. One week of 1920 is one of my favourite buster keaton shorts. One week 1920 tvg 25min short, comedy 1 september 1920 usa a newly wedded couple attempts to build a house with a prefabricated kit, unaware that a rival sabotaged the kits component numbering. Feb 10, 2015 one week of 1920 is one of my favourite buster keaton shorts. Loosely inspired by the 1973 horror film the exorcist, it is the.
Its dry wit and physical logic immediately distinguish it. One week 1920 movie clip end of a perfect day already having difficulty assembling the prefabricated house received as a wedding gift, buster keaton and his bride sybil seely take delivery of a piano, in keaton s dazzling first short produced as cowriter and director with edward. Producer joseph schenck had given keaton his own production unit, buster keaton comedies, and one week became the first of 19 shorts and several. Poland, on the verge of total defeat, repulsed and defeated the red army in what vladimir lenin, the bolshevik leader, called an enormous defeat for his forces.
Regarder one week 1920 toutes les infos sur le film complet one week en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. I could rewatch this over and over, never tiring of buster keatons. Keatons stunt work is more advanced with windowed walls falling. The film is a masterpiece and it makes sense that even at 24 minutes it was one. The screenplay, by sidney sheldon, who also directed the film, was loosely based on keatons life but contained many factual errors and merged his three wives into one character. One week, a canadian feature film directed by michael mcgowan one week song, a 1998 song by barenaked ladies see also. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Jan 11, 2014 this 1920 comedy film short stars buster keaton and sybil seely. Cline, with buster keaton, sybil seely, joe roberts, at turner classic movies. From a technical standpoint, one week is one of the most impressive short films ive ever seen. A level film studies focus film factsheet buster keaton. The complete buster keaton short films masters of cinema dvd 1917.
Among the gifts is a portable house you easily put together in one week. Nov 10, 2017 one week is a 1920 american short comedy film starring comedian buster keaton, the first film to be released made by keaton on his own. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This 1920 comedy film short stars buster keaton and sybil seely. Iconography characters the recognizable signifiers of this film to tie in with the genre comedy is the music. Complete national film registry listing sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. The high sign had been filmed prior to one week, but keaton considered. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. Filmed in hindi, the plot revolves around the events surrounding a married couple living in a haunted house in the year 1920. Until now there has never been an organization with the purpose to place a star on the hollywood walk of fame for movie personalities from a century ago. He is particularly out of step with the tempo of the film at the beginning, where he plays very slowly. Keaton had worked with roscoe fatty arbuckle for a number. Two weeks is a 1920 american silent film production and directed by sidney franklin.
One week 1920 is a short comedy film, the first that buster keaton released on his own. One week is the movie in which keaton looks as if hes about to be crushed when the entire side of his house falls to the ground, only to emerge unscathed because he happened to be standing exactly where the opening for the window fell. Buster keaton and his newlywed wife are gifted a plot of land and try to build a home for themselves, but things quickly begin to go wrong when the pieces get mixed up. It starred constance talmadge and was produced by her brotherinlaw joseph schenck. Keaton had worked with roscoe fatty arbuckle for a number of years.
On the other hand, i just saw one week at the stanford theatre, accompanied by dennis james at the organ. They spend a week assembling it with disastrous results thanks to sabotage by a rejected suitor, as well as their own hilarious ineptness. Cline as eddie cline, buster keaton as buster keaton. One week was the first buster keatondirected film to be released to the public the high. Dec 11, 2009 now this might be worth 20 minutes of your time.
Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification buster keaton. A single unanswered question now threatens to ruin his life forever. One week tells the story of a man named ben who discovers that he has stage 4 cancer. Of all the silent film comedians, keaton is by far my favorite and the one whose work holds up best today, i think. To escape his sadness, he goes trek to western canada on a.
The high sign had been filmed prior to one week, but keaton considered it an. A 1957 film biography, the buster keaton story, starring donald oconnor as keaton was released. I havent traveled enough of my home country of canada. Among the gifts is a portable house you easily put together in one week imdb silent comedy. One week 1920 after learning how to craft film comedy from fatty arbuckle as the big mans sidekick in a series of onereelers, buster keaton launched his solo career in 1920 with one week, a charming tworeeler that he also cowrote and codirected. But the film does speak to a length of time and the days add up to build it as well as to take it down for relocation. The movie recounts keatons struggle to assemble the house according to this new arrangement. Two newlyweds, keaton and seely, receive a buildityourself house as a wedding gift. Complete national film registry listing film registry. Watch full episode of one week american drama dramacool. One week is a silent classic, a short that has some jaw dropping set pieces and the kind of special effects that put modern blockbusters to shame, all while the film is earning nearly constant laughs. One week is partly an exploration of one characters attempt to deal with cancer, and partly an exploration of the beautiful country of canada, as he travels from one side of the country to the other on a second hand motorbike. One week 1920 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The drama is set in the year 1920 at filmstaden where the film director victor sjostrom is shooting the film the phantom carriage.
The star system had become institutionalised by the 1920s, with keaton one of the great silent comedians, alongside charlie chaplin and harold lloyd. Cast and crew credits for one week, 1920, directed by edward f. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page. One week is an 1920 short film starring buster keaton and sybil seely as newlyweds who receive a diy portable house as a wedding gift. The film is about the angloirish treaty that michael collins bargained for with the british government in 1921. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use. One week, a short film starring and codirected by buster keaton. Anarchic architecture buster keatons one week us 1920. Decades before jackie chan, buster keaton was famous for his often perilous physical comedy and dangerous stunts. This short film is the one that contains the infamous wallfalling scene, where buster is saved from certain doom by a wellplaced window. Sep 23, 2016 one week buster keaton and eddie cline, 1920 the first film to be written, directed by and starring joseph frank buster keaton after playing supporting parts for roscoe fatty arbuckle s comedies and designing gags for them, the film, is itself, its own movie, a film with a decided focus to tell is story. A rejected suitor secretly renumbers packing crates. One week to home made 1919, one in a series of sponsored films. Compared to james organwork, models score for this film seems stillborn.
If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Keatons first foray into solo film making, it shows him at the height of his powers perfectly paced and constructed, lifting slapstick comedy into the realm of elegance. A newly wedded couple attempt to build a house with a prefabricated kit, unaware that a rival sabotaged the kits component numbering. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. The battle of warsaw, also known as the miracle of the vistula, was a series of battles that resulted in a decisive polish victory in 1920 during the polishsoviet war. With one week to go before his marriage, varon thomas has got one problem that he cant make go away. Buster keaton and sybil seely in one week 1920 one week 1920 buster keaton and sybil seely in one week 1920. Comique film corporation for paramount, where he would be the first. I just saw one week at the stanford theatre, accompanied by dennis james at the organ. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. Media in category one week 1920 film the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Now recognized as his first solo masterpiece, keatons one week takes silent comedy in a new direction. One week is a 1920 short comedy film starring comedian buster keaton, the first film to be released made by keaton on his own. Loosely inspired by the 1973 horror film the exorcist, it is the first installment of the 1920 film series, which was a commercial success.
Buster keatons neighbors with original film score by. Schenck short comedy, starring buster keaton and featuring joe roberts, a star of silent hall of fame. One week was the first keaton directed film to be released due to the high sign being shelved at keatons will. It doesnt help that busters rival for sybil switches the numbers on the crates containing the house parts. Schenck set up buster keaton productions in 1919 and gave keaton complete creative freedom in writing, directing and acting. In 2008, one week was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant wikipedia. One week, a canadian feature film directed by michael mcgowan one week song, a 1998 song by barenaked ladies. Film preservation associates preservation see also. Cline, with buster keaton, sybil seely, joe roberts. One week 1920 after learning how to craft film comedy from fatty arbuckle as the big mans sidekick in a series of one reelers, buster keaton launched his solo career in 1920 with one week, a charming tworeeler that he also cowrote and codirected. The film was also dubbed into telugu, under the title 1920 gayathri.
Even though its only a tworeeler, it still managed to become one of the topgrossing movies of 1920. Jun 20, 2012 among the gifts is a portable house you easily put together in one week imdb silent comedy. Keatons first foray into solo filmmaking, it shows him at the height of his powers perfectly paced and constructed, lifting slapstick comedy into the realm of elegance. Most comedies silent of this time, relied on piano music to create a. Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster keaton, was an american actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. One week the little film about big things in canada. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname the great stone face. Sep 23, 2016 one week is a 1920 american short comedy film starring comedian buster keaton, the first film to be released made by keaton on his own.
One week is a 1920 american short comedy film starring comedian buster keaton, the first film to be released made by keaton on his own. The story involves two newlyweds, keaton and seely, who receive a buildityourself house as a wedding gift. Joshua jackson brings his a game to a film that is perfect for his betterclass of character acting. The film was written and directed by keaton and edward f. The film stars debutant actors rajneesh duggal and adah sharma as the married couple, along with indraneil sengupta in a special role.