American film actor. His real name is Joseph Francis Keaton. Born in Kansas. He appeared on stage at a young age under the guidance of his parents, who were vaudeville performers, and showed talent in acrobatics. He entered the film industry in 1917, and after playing supporting roles in Roscoe Arbuckle's comedies, he began to write and perform his own works in 1920. He produced masterpieces of slapstick comedy, full of spectacle, based on acrobatics, such as "The Three Generations of Love" (1923), "Detective Introduction" and "Keaton's Undersea King" (1924), "Seven Chances" (1925), and "Keaton's Locomotive" (1926). He was known for his expressionless face, which never changes no matter what happens, and was one of the three great comedians, along with Chaplin and Lloyd. After the talkies, he did not do well, and only made a brief appearance in Chaplin's "Limelight" (1952). His silent comedies are about fighting against the things around him, and their true value lies in the way that as he is tossed about by these things, the order of the world takes on a completely different appearance. After his death, his works have been re-evaluated worldwide. [Deguchi Taketo] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
アメリカの映画俳優。本名はJoseph Francis Keaton。カンザス州生まれ。ボードビルの芸人であった両親のもとで幼くして舞台に立ち、アクロバットに才能をみせた。1917年映画界に入り、ロスコー・アーバックルの喜劇に助演したのち、20年から自作自演の作品をつくり始める。『恋愛三代記』(1923)、『探偵学入門』『海底王キートン』(1924)、『セブン・チャンス』(1925)、『キートンの機関車』(1926)など、アクロバットを基本にしたスペクタクルに富むスラプスティック喜劇の傑作を送り出した。何が起こっても顔色ひとつ変えない無表情を特徴とし、チャップリン、ロイドと並ぶ三大喜劇王であった。トーキー以後は振るわず、チャップリンの『ライムライト』(1952)などにわずかに顔を出しているにすぎない。彼のサイレント喜劇は、周囲のものとの闘いであり、物に翻弄(ほんろう)されるなかで世界の秩序が完全に別の様相を帯びてみえてくるところに真価があり、没後、世界的に再評価されている。 [出口丈人] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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