“我从没想过我们会落魄至此,”他在《舞台春秋Limelight》(卓别林,1952)中对卓别林说。他们两个都已过了巅峰期,在有声片时期变得无关紧要,空留恋着青春和默片时代。60年代初,他为Simon Pure Beer拍了一些广告片和其他类似的东西,比如与Frankie和Annette合作的3部海滩派对电影。老而陈旧的他早已过了属于自己的年代,显得拿腔做调。从1930到1966年对于喜爱他默片的人是一种折磨。但是如果我们想完整衡量基顿,这些作品同样重要。
像卓别林一样,他对动作有天生的敏感,但是和“小流浪汉”不一样的是,他有极为现代的直觉,这一点将他推向其同辈不曾达到的境界。很长一段时间内,他都被看成是一个过气的笑匠,面无表情、戴一顶馅饼帽。而如今他的地位却以扭转,得益于20世纪纯电影的回潮,以及一系列被时间证明的作品。这些作品从各个方面代替了这位艺术家向我们诉说,他既沉痛又纯粹,麻木又沉静,满怀希望也玩世不恭。巴斯特只想得到我们的笑声,而我们得到了其他的一切。
巴斯特·基顿电影作品列表:
Buster Keaton’s two-reel shorts with Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle:
All films directed by Fatty Arbuckle and starring Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton.
The Butcher Boy (1917)
The Roughhouse (1917)
A Country Hero (1917)
Oh, Doctor! (1917)
His Wedding Night (1917)
Coney Island (1917)
The Bell Boy (1918)
Moonshine (1918)
Out West (1918)
Good Night, Nurse! (1918)
The Cook (1918)
The Hayseed (1919)
Back Stage (1919)
The Garage (1919)
Buster Keaton silent shorts:
The High Sign (1920) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
One Week (1920) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
Convict 13 (1920) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
The Scarecrow (1920) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
Neighbors (1920) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
The Haunted House (1921) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
Hard Luck (1921) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
The Paleface (1921)
The Boat (1921)
The Playhouse (1921)
The Goat (1921) Co-directed with Malcolm St. Clair
Cops (1922) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
My Wife’s Relations (1922)
The Frozen North (1922) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
The Electric House (1922) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
The Love Nest (1922) Co-directed with Eddie Cline
Buster Keaton features:
The Three Ages (1920) Co-directed with Eddie Cline. 80min
Our Hospitality (1923) Co-directed with Jack C. Blystone. 87min
Sherlock, Jr. (1924) 56min
The Navigator (1924) Co-directed with Donald Crisp. 78min
Seven Chances (1925) 80min
Go West (1925) 87min
Battling Butler (1926) 80min
The General (1926) Co-directed with Clyde Bruckman. 95min
College (1927) Co-directed with James W. Horne (uncredited). 85min
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) Co-directed with Charles F. Reisner (uncredited). 77min
Buster Keaton later shorts: